'For IP work Kemp Little embodies all that is good about the practice of law'
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Copyright

In the converging technology and media industries, copyright is a critical asset. We have extensive experience of copyright industry issues, solutions and trends and work with our clients to develop, exploit, protect and enforce their rights.

Key areas of our expertise include:

Software: including licensing; reverse engineering; competitive product development; anti-circumvention; and enforcement
New media: creation and exploitation of digital content and U/PGC on internet, mobile and interactive channels
Publishing: the creation and exploitation of content in offline and new media sectors

Music & video: on-line distribution strategies, P2P networks, licensing and infringement issues
Infringement: enforcement of copyright and related rights through the courts, mediation and negotiation
Personnel: ownership and enforcement of copyright in employee and contractor work, product and results

Our recent experience includes:

Advising a well-known software company on the application of the anti-circumvention rules
Advising a global mobile phone manufacturer on copyright licensing and infringement issues
We advised the record industry on the historic National Discography joint venture with the MCPS/ PRS Alliance, and the follow on arrangements to establish and operate CatCo the record industry’s track based database
Advising the leading on-line DVD rental company on copyright infringement
Advising a major German software company on decompilation and reverse-engineering rights

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