Copyright

Copyright is central to the exploitation of intellectual capital in technology based companies. Recognition and enforcement of copyright in service based industries is fundamental to developing and maintaining assets upon which a company trades.

KZR&P represents media agencies, publishers, manufacturers, distributors and Internet based businesses, and assists them to safeguard their copyrights in commercial contracts and to enforce those rights when required. Our copyright lawyers are well positioned to provide strategic legal advice in these industries.

The strength of copyright is in its role of protecting all manner of original text, images, music, computer programs, and media compilations. However it does not provide the extensive protection granted by patent law: does not protect know-how, be it ideas, information, knowledge, methods, concepts, theories or algorithms. As copyright lawyers and an IP law firm, we understand the strengths of copyright along with its weaknesses, and provide legal advice where copyright is not the most appropriate form of protection. In particlar we offer:

• advice on managing intellectual property rights in contracts, and framing methods to adequately protect copyright works, including licensing agreements, sales of copyright and other forms of intellectual property;
• advice on copyright disputes, and representation of clients at Court;
• negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts and agency agreements; and
• advice on various issues such as how to manage public performances, live and recorded broadcasts, and mechanical reproduction rights.