The development and popularity of the Internet has allowed creators and artists to reach an unlimited audience while also becoming the source of new risks. The ease with which content and works, once uploaded onto the Internet, can be copied and further distributed has meant that copyright infringements are most common in the digital environment.

In Europe, a creative and original work is protected by copyright from the moment of its creation. Protection does not require registration or preparing a formal application. However, it is worth taking conscious steps to protect your copyrights in as best as possible.

We advise Clients on the entire spectrum of issues related to copyright protection, including copyrights to graphic works, photographs, works of art or computer programs. We take a comprehensive approach to matters in order to ensure a safe legal environment.

Our services include:

• drafting copyright transfer agreements;
• negotiating the terms and conditions of licence agreements;
• monitoring of the market, social media, auction sites and cooperating with law enforcement agencies in order to protect copyrights;
• protecting the rights of authors, including the creators of computer programmes, websites and games, both at the pre-litigation and litigation stages;
• protecting creators’ rights against copying;
• advising on copyright management;
• preparing a comprehensive strategy for the protection of intellectual property rights.

We value art as well as the value of artists’ creative work. The growth of the cultural and creative industry and its presence in the digital world requires increased copyright protection and the ability to enforce it effectively.

We support not only artists, but also various creative industry stakeholders, designers, graphic designers, the media, advertising agencies, IT companies, as well as all those for whose business creativity and copyright law are important.

Our team provides comprehensive advice in the field of copyright protection combined with a business approach to the solutions we propose to Clients. We have extensive experience in handling a wide range of copyright cases, including in the digital environment where infringements are increasingly encountered.