A principal focus of our copyright practice is on the application of copyright to new technologies, and we have played a key role in shaping copyright law as it has adapted to the latest emerging technologies. Our copyright clients include the recording and motion picture industries, new media companies, Internet companies, software developers and publishers, sports leagues, broadcast and cable networks, traditional publishers, and others. We have represented such clients before the US Congress in connection with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and all other significant recent copyright legislation, the US Copyright Office in numerous studies and rulemakings, the US Copyright Royalty Judges and predecessor bodies in numerous industry-wide compulsory license royalty proceedings, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in its consideration of international copyright treaties, and US and EU courts in precedent setting cases applying copyright law to new technologies.
We provide our clients with sophisticated, strategic advice on novel issues, protect valuable copyrighted works through infringement litigation and the development of gray market (parallel imports) and counterfeiting programs, have extensive experience advising clients and litigating cases concerning the scope of copyright protection and fair use, and regularly structure and negotiate transactions for the commercialization of copyrighted works.