The person who creates a literary or artistic work usually holds the exclusive right to use the work in public, e.g. to publish, perform, exhibit, duplicate, sell or commercially exploit in any other way. This right applies to the work’s original shape and form as well as to any of its modifications, translations or adjustments.
The rights holder is responsible for protecting his or her rights by ensuring that nobody else copies, distributes, duplicates, presents or in any other way exploits the work in public. The rights holder is also responsible for evaluating the extent of his or her rights and whether the work is sufficiently original, or in other words, whether it meets the necessary requirements for copyright protection. At times, this raises complicated questions and issues and places a high degree of responsibility on the owner.
Plougmann & Vingtoft offers a wide range of services within copyright law:
- Preparation of license contracts and licensing strategies
- Counselling on negotiations over the exploitation of a work
- Evaluation of originality and the extent of rights
- Preparation of commercial strategies
- Evaluation of illegal exploitation, infringement or violations
- Legal counselling and procedure
Contact our qualified patent attorneys for more information on our services within copyright law or fill out this contact form with your enquiry and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
