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A copyright protects the creative expression in “works of authorship” which are “fixed in a tangible medium of expression,” such as writing, music, recordings, motion pictures, and sculpture. While a copyright does not protect facts and ideas, it does protect the way that the author chooses to express them. We prepare applications for copyright, provide legal opinions, and license and enforce rights in copyrights. Although a copyright comes into being upon creation of the work of authorship, there are important reasons to register a copyright in a work. If a work is registered either before or promptly following publication, then the author may request statutory damages and attorney’s fees, which is a valuable right lost to authors that fail to register their copyrights. Our attorneys and staff assist authors with filing of registrations and in copyright litigations.
