PROTECTING ORIGINAL WORK
CREATIVE WORK DESERVES
PROTECTION.
Copyright protects original works of authorship, including film, music, photography, art, software, games, written content, digital media, websites, and other creative works. For creators and businesses alike, those works can become valuable commercial assets.
Lee Law helps clients establish ownership, register copyrights, structure licensing arrangements, address work-for-hire and authorship issues, respond to unauthorized use, and enforce rights when creative work is copied, distributed, displayed, performed, or exploited without permission.
THE COPYRIGHT LIFECYCLE
CREATE. REGISTER. LICENSE.
ENFORCE.
CREATE.
Ownership begins with understanding who created the work, whether it was produced independently, by employees, by contractors, or in collaboration with others, and what agreements govern those rights.
REGISTER.
We prepare and file copyright applications with the United States Copyright Office and help clients develop registration strategies for valuable creative portfolios.
LICENSE.
We negotiate and draft licenses, assignments, work-for-hire agreements, production agreements, creator agreements, and other contracts governing the use and ownership of copyrighted works.
ENFORCE.
When protected content is used without permission, Lee Law pursues appropriate enforcement through takedowns, demand letters, negotiated resolutions, platform procedures, and litigation.
OWNERSHIP MATTERS
WHO CREATED IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME AS
WHO OWNS IT.
Copyright ownership can become complicated when creative work is produced by employees, independent contractors, collaborators, agencies, developers, musicians, artists, photographers, production companies, or other third parties.
Lee Law helps clients address ownership before disputes arise through clear agreements governing authorship, work-for-hire status, assignments, licensing rights, compensation, and permitted uses. When ownership is already disputed, we evaluate the underlying agreements and facts and develop a strategy for protecting the client’s rights.
COPYRIGHT IN A DIGITAL WORLD
COPYING IS EASY.
ENFORCEMENT MATTERS.
Digital platforms make it possible for creative work to be copied, reposted, distributed, modified, streamed, uploaded, or commercialized almost instantly. Unauthorized use can spread across websites, social media, streaming platforms, marketplaces, apps, and other digital services before the rights holder even becomes aware of it.
Lee Law assists with DMCA takedowns, platform enforcement, cease-and-desist demands, settlement negotiations, investigations, and litigation designed to stop unauthorized use and protect the commercial value of creative content.
COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION
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LICENSING & OWNERSHIP
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DMCA & DIGITAL ENFORCEMENT
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COPYRIGHT LITIGATION
PROTECT ORIGINALITY
CREATE THE WORK.
OWN THE RIGHTS.
Whether you are protecting a creative portfolio, registering new work, negotiating ownership or licensing rights, or confronting unauthorized use, Lee Law can develop a copyright strategy tailored to the work and the value behind it.
