In today's competitive business surroundings, copyrights remain an significant way to safeguard your original works of authorship. Whether you operate in a large company setting, or are an near the beginning stage company or individual, our highly qualified and experienced copyright lawyers are a proven resource for protecting and enforcing your copyrights. Our lawyers stay alongside each other of the cutting edge issues in this dynamic field and have expertise in a number of creative fields, including software, literary, music, movies, and Web sites, among other areas.
Copyrights are a sometimes ignored, but potentially powerful academic Property asset. Under current law, convinced copyrights have been extended, and copyright protection obtained for certain items such as television programs and sound recordings that were broadcast decades ago. Copyrights can be obtained for creations from computer software to architectural plans.
Where employees or independent contractors have any participation in the creative process, it is significant that they enter into an agreement clarifying that the copyright is owned by their employer. In addition, several foreign countries have strict laws concerning "moral rights" which can give an employee who assigned the copyright years ago the right to prevent "mutilation". Again such laws necessitate carefully drafted employee/independent contractor agreements.
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