Copyright Protection and Prosecution

In today’s competitive business climate, copyrights remain an important way to safeguard your original works of authorship. Whether you operate in a large company setting, or are an early stage company or individual, our copyright lawyers are a proven resource for protecting and enforcing your copyrights. Our lawyers stay abreast of the cutting edge issues in this dynamic field and have expertise in a number of creative fields, including software, literary, movies, music and Web sites, among other areas.

Experience With Contemporary Issues Ensures You Are Protected

With today’s ever-emerging technologies, copyright law is more complex than ever. Whether addressing digital rights, pirated software or DVDs, or more traditional mediums such as books and plays, Holland & Knight has the expertise and experience to protect your interests. That is why we consistently finish in the Top 10 nationally on annual lists of most prolific copyright litigation firms.

When it comes to managing your rights, our copyright lawyers offer strategic consultation on current issues including:

• the use and licensing of open source software
• the determination of “fair use”
• the use of technology to protect copyrighted material
• the protection of software and databases
• copyright protection in online material
• digital performance rights

Broad Know-How / Litigation Prowess

From the licensing of copyrighted works, to performance rights in music, to the use of copyright law in combating gray market goods, our team is poised to deliver. It is this broad experience and industry savvy that ranked Holland & Knight second in a survey conducted by IPLaw360 among the law firms hired most frequently to handle copyright litigation filed in 2006.