Copyright law

This law not only protects authors, but also people such as fashion designers, composers, photographers, web designers, publicity agents and computer programmers. Since our specialists in the IP&T practice group have considerable experience in the various aspects of copyright law, we can guarantee you effective legal assistance in all areas.

The importance of copyrights
Copyright comes into existence by the mere fact of the creation of the work. Although in most jurisdictions one cannot register copyright, it can be useful to create a record of this in the event discussions arise on the question of who has the most long-standing rights to a certain creation. Our clients regularly take advantage of the opportunity to record their copyrighted work (such as a new range of clothes) with our civil-law notaries in cases where parties have to prove who holds the most long-standing rights.

Broad-based sphere of activity
Our IP&T practice group's work in this field varies considerably as a result of the diversity of copyright law. Examples of our work include the following:
 

• conducting legal proceedings in the event of copyright infringement;
• providing advice (e.g. on the question whether photographs of well-known politicians may be used in advertising campaigns);
• drafting contracts (e.g. contracts commissioning the designing of a corporate image, transferring copyrights from freelancers to clients, or recording the agreements made between authors and publishers).