Copyright

Copyright law is a fundamental element of the media and entertainment industries that have been growing explosively over the past decades. 

Where there were once only four or five television stations in any particular area, consumers now have access to hundreds of networks through cable or digital broadcast satellite and, in some places, telephone wires.  While radio was limited to the AM band just 40 years ago, there are now enormous numbers of webcasters and podcasters making their “stations” available worldwide.  The World Wide Web has enabled every Internet user to turn themselves into an international publishing house. 

Tying all these media together are a single concept – expression.  And copyrights protect that expression. 
 
Newberg & Winters LLP can help your business with all aspects of protecting, licensing, or enforcing your copyrights or by seeking licenses for or defending you against copyright claims asserted by others.

Litigation
Newberg & Winters LLP’s partners have experience with the most cutting-edge copyright cases in the courts and in the headlines over the past decade.  Acting as counsel for both copyright owners and copyright users, we have represented clients breaking new ground in the application of copyright law to new media and to the questions raised by the Internet age.  Whether you are a copyright owner or a copyright user, we can bring a deep understanding of copyright law and experience in resolving litigation quickly and cost-effectively to your copyright law dispute. 

Registration
While the Copyright Act has done away with most of the old formalities necessary to the protection of original works, registration of your copyright remains an essential measure to protecting your rights.  Registration is the gateway to asserting your copyright in federal court, and to collecting the statutory damages and attorney’s fees that are often important components in making the enforcement of your copyrights feasible.  Newberg & Winters LLP can help you answer the tough questions that arise in registering your copyrights and to maneuver through the Copyright Office’s processes.

Licensing
We can help you license your copyrighted works or to obtain licenses to use other parties' copyrighted content.  Our deep experience and understanding of copyright law can help you see all the issues that arise from the use of copyrighted works in new ways and in new media.  From the earliest points of negotiation through the drafting of a license and any issues that come up after the signing of a license, we will guide and advise you through each step.

To learn more about our copyright practice, send us an e-mail at: Copyright@newbergwinters.com.