Copyright
Copyright is an increasingly important legal consideration across a variety of commercial contexts, and is key to the protection of creative work and software. We have extensive experience in advising on all copyright issues, providing both contentious and non-contentious expertise to a broad range of clients.
We have numerous clients, both individuals and companies, in the traditional copyright industries such as press and publishing, film and TV, advertising, music and art - visit our Media & Entertainment Group page for more details. Furthermore, Taylor Wessing has become a leading practice in the newer copyright sectors of software and new media - visit our Technology Group page for more information.
In particular, we focus on protecting the rights of owners and exploiters of copyright works and helping them to license and exploit their rights in the most effective way, both individually and collectively. We also advise and assist our clients in the preparation and implementation of copyright-related legislative proceedings on both a national and a European level - visit our Competition, Regulation & Trade page for further information.
We are currently involved in very significant copyright cases and regularly advise on collective licensing and infringement issues. We often help clients in the sale and purchase of catalogues of copyrights, including carrying out due diligence. As a pan-European firm, our client base is international and we frequently advise on cross-border and multijurisdictional issues in relation to copyright law.