Copyright Protection

Whether you work in the Information Technology industry, Multi-media applications, gaming and content industry, Film and Television industry, Telecommunications industry, Arts and Entertainment industry or any number of possibly less obvious industries where still, copyright as an Intellectual Property right is key not only to your success but even your survival, it is essential that you have a clear understanding about what copyright is all about, how and when copyrights are created, who owns them and how they can be validly and effectively assigned to another and many other critical issues which will and do affect you and your successful business operations on a daily basis.

Copyright arises in everything that is written in any media (from software source and object code to books and journals) (literary works), dramatic works like plays, musical work and artistic works (like paintings).

So what happens when you place copyright works on the internet, on your website, share musical downloads and clips with your mates, down-load open-source software and incorporate it into your latest software development for a proprietary software owner and an infinite number of other examples of situations where copyright material is involved, and actual or potential copyright infringements of your copyright, or by you in relation to the copyright owned by others?

At JMW IP & Technology we revel in helping our clients and people like you to fully understand how copyright works, what your rights are, how you can best protect and exploit them to maximum advantage (whether or not that includes making money from them or just ensuring that they are used in a way in which you are happy for them to be used (e.g. the reason why the light operas of Gilbert & Sullivan are and have been performed time and time again around the world is not simply because they are great to perform and enjoy as an audience member, but because G&S permitted them to be used and performed without payment of copyright royalties!)

Copyright law as it applies in our global village is in a state of flux with constant legal developments and challenges particularly in the field of multi-media rights of usage and access and non-proprietary technology alternative platforms in particular.

It pervades the film and television and music industries where new challenges are presented every day, to address what is and isn’t a legitimate use of software, media-content or the means of delivering it to customers.

The issues cross all industry sectors – (e.g. pay-tv licenses taken out by publicans in the UK from companies in EU countries to broadcast football league matches, rather than pay UK territory based distributors).  

We assist with the drafting, negotiation and execution of all forms of copyright assignments and licenses to correspond with various business and organisational activities you may be involved with, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, television/multi-media production agreements, and so on.

How do you protect and address the potential loss of valuable copyright material in company manuals and other publications (e.g. as a franchisor) or in any industry.  These issues often involve a combination of Intellectual Property and equally a combination of integrated legal and practical protocols and measures – bespoke to your situation.

Like other IP Capital handled by JMW IP & Technology, we are fully able to help you pursue copyright infringements and infringers, and defend allegations of infringement.

There isn’t a copyright question we can’t answer.  Ask us today.  Go on, your first telephone consultation is free, gratis, on-us, so it won’t hurt!