Copyright Litigation
In the copyright arena, our lawyers have represented numerous clients
in high profile cases that have tested the boundaries of copyright law,
from the clash between intellectual property rights and First Amendment
interests, the scope of fair use rights on the internet, and the
application of foreign copyright law in American courts to the limits of
the work-for-hire doctrine, the exercise of copyright termination rights
and the boundaries of the first sale doctrine. Our clients include major
Hollywood studios, producers, screenwriters, artists, architects,
musicians, computer programmers, publishers and photography agencies.
Some of our more notable copyright litigation experience includes:
- Representing Hollywood photography agency X17 in an infringement
and misappropriation suit against prominent celebrity gossip blogger
Perez Hilton
- Defending Chuck DeVore, a candidate for the United States Senate,
against infringement claims by Don Henley of The Eagles over a
politically themed song parody
- Representing renowned artist Josh Agle (aka Shag) in claims of
copyright infringement against several multinational corporations
- Defending the creator of a well-known peer-to-peer client against
infringement claims leveled by Kazaa, the world’s largest peer-to-peer
file trading system at the time
- Representing Wall Street Reporter in claims of copyright
infringement against several multinational corporations
- Defending a leading publisher of university coursepackets against
infringement claims by the world’s largest academic presses
- Representing a songwriter in an infringement suit against
best-selling hip-hop superstar Daddy Yankee and Universal Records
- Defending a celebrity architect in an infringement suit involving
two multi-million dollar Tuscan mansions
- Representing studio New Line Cinema in a title dispute over a
forthcoming summer blockbuster
- Defending a Hollywood producer and agent in a copyright ownership
dispute over a contested literary property
- Representing a British recording label in a copyright ownership
dispute over the rights to the last major concert recorded by Jimi
Hendrix
Our lawyers have served as expert witnesses in several copyright
infringement suits. We have counseled numerous clients through the thorny
minefield of fair use issues in the digital age and the challenges posed
by such recent legislation as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Our
lawyers have also successfully litigated copyright licensing-related
disputes for entertainment, media, and hi-tech clients. All told, our
copyright experience runs the full gamut of protected works, from such
traditional subject matter as music, literature, art, photography, film
and television to such novel subject matter as computer object and source
code, web pages, and architecture.
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