Today’s information-driven economy has generated countless new forms of valuable copyrightable property, and has extended the scope of copyright laws to technologies that were never envisioned when these laws were enacted.
Clients rely on us for guidance on critical issues relating to the ownership and protection of copyrights arising from a wide range of works produced by employees, contractors and consultants—from software, industrial designs, technical manuals and advertising materials to catalogs, data sheets and original art. We also advise on novel Internet-related matters involving hyperlinking, deep-linking, framing, content protection and online music distribution, and represent clients in increasingly frequent software piracy and unauthorized use disputes. Recently, we:
- Obtained a nationwide permanent injunction against EchoStar, the second largest US satellite company, on behalf of a national coalition of broadcasters, in a case involving the retransmission of out-of-town ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC stations to hundreds of thousands of ineligible subscribers—after a 10-day bench trial, the court found that EchoStar had willfully infringed the broadcasters' copyrights
- Represented the four largest US television networks in an emergency action against iCraveTV, a Canadian company that was "webcasting," worldwide, the programming of several US television stations—the court granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) and then a preliminary injunction halting this infringing action
Today’s information-driven economy has generated countless new forms of valuable copyrightable property, and has extended the scope of copyright laws to technologies that were never envisioned when these laws were enacted.
Clients rely on us for guidance on critical issues relating to the ownership and protection of copyrights arising from a wide range of works produced by employees, contractors and consultants—from software, industrial designs, technical manuals and advertising materials to catalogs, data sheets and original art. We also advise on novel Internet-related matters involving hyperlinking, deep-linking, framing, content protection and online music distribution, and represent clients in increasingly frequent software piracy and unauthorized use disputes. Recently, we:
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