Copyright

Protecting expression around the world – across mediums and platforms, and in digital media

Copyright law extends far beyond art, books, music and movies. It protects a wide range of original works of authorship, ranging from marketing copy, photographs and images, software, website content, commercial documents and forms, and broadly digital media.

Given the value and importance of content in the digital age, leveraging copyright can garner significant financial benefits. Copyright law can help to protect innovators and creators from having their work used without their consent, to control the way their work is used, and to maximise its commercial value.

How can we help?

We help copyright owners clear and protect their works and take legal action against infringers, including seeking damages and injunctions. We also help copyright owners with transactional matters, including negotiating copyright licenses.

At Marks & Clerk, we have a depth of copyright expertise. Our lawyers are up to date with legislative developments happening domestically and internationally. Keeping current allows us to guide our clients on how copyright developments impact how businesses create, share and commercialise their content around the world. Our copyright team is on the cutting edge of legal developments when it comes to copyright issues and artificial intelligence - from text and data mining to copyright protection for AI-generated works, to liability for outputs, intricacies and proliferation of data and creative works in the digital age, and increasingly with AI.

We understand the intricacies and proliferation of data and creative works in the digital age, the power of branding and the challenges of controlling your copyright and content online. These challenges often raise issues that overlap with other IP related areas, including trade marks, marketing and advertising, data, and privacy.