Soerensen Garcia advises on all types of copyright issues, ranging from protecting original works to copyright registrations and avoiding infringement to the enforcement of rights in various media. We are experienced in the protection and enforcement of rights in traditional artistic and literary works, as well as rights in nontraditional works involving the Internet, mobile technologies, software, and other digital media. For example:

• Formulating strategies to manage and protect copyrighted properties and copyright portfolios
• Advising on the copyrightability of works, and on registration rights, ownership, work-for-hire issues, open source, and fair use
• Registering protectable rights and recording changes of title
• Enforcing ownership rights against infringers, including designing and implementing anti-piracy programs
• Defending against claims of copyright infringement
• Developing transaction strategies and negotiating and preparing contracts and other transaction documents, including assignments and licenses
  Performing title searches and providing clearance advice
• Negotiating contracts and arrangements defining company, employee, and independent contractor rights in works
• Litigating copyright issues in the courts—including obtaining injunctive relief and damages awards—and resolving disputes through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration