Fitch Even offers comprehensive copyright protection for a wide range of creative works, including:
- printed publications
- gaming apps
- visual art and logos
- software
- architecture
- music
- audiovisual works
- digital content
We advise clients on how to secure rights in their original creations, which includes obtaining copyright registrations from the United States Copyright Office and counseling clients on notice requirements and international copyright issues.
Simplifying the Complex
Our lawyers have considerable experience in sorting out copyright ownership issues and in determining the associated rights to reproduce copyrighted material, to prepare derivative works, and to distribute, perform, and display those works publicly. We are also skilled in drafting and negotiating agreements to publish, sell, or license copyrighted materials, and securing rights to use content created by others. Often, we are able to develop innovative protection strategies that advance a client’s ability to leverage copyrighted material. And we help our clients enforce copyright and related rights and defend their rights against claims of infringement brought by others.
Tackling Today’s Challenges
Fitch Even is keenly aware that in today’s world, copyright issues are inseparable from concerns involving software, digital content, social media, artificial intelligence, and other technological advances, underscoring the importance of providing comprehensive advice to clients on multimedia copyright issues and protection. Copyright registrations on software, product appearances, and databases are among the innovative tools our copyright lawyers use. We proactively educate business clients on how to avoid infringement of copyrighted material and advise on best practices related to open-source licenses, internet use, and online distribution. And we handle copyright issues involved with the transfer of traditional media formats to digital applications. Whether dealing with TV and radio, or social media and mobile apps, we know how to secure full protection and facilitate practical use at every stage of copyrighted material development and application.
Case Studies
Client: Developers and providers of standardized pre-printed academic or professional tests
Problem: All copyrighted materials, including secured tests, must have a copy filed on record at the Library of Congress. Yet the effectiveness of these tests depends on their content remaining unreleased and confidential.
Solution: Fitch Even has developed unique capabilities to copyright confidential and secured tests that are administered under supervision at specified centers on specific dates, used in such a manner that ownership and control of copies remain with the test sponsor or publisher.
Result: Our capabilities and strong relationships with the registration specialists at the U.S. Copyright Office maintain both the security of test contents and the security of our clients’ copyrights in them.
