Copyright Law

Copyright law protects original works of authorship, such as literary, musical, or pictorial works. Unlike patents, copyright does not protect ideas. For instance, while patent law may protect certain ideaslike how a car can be driven by a computer, only copyright law protects the expression of those ideas (such as the software code used to implement the self-driving car). Copyright law is also critically important for the creative arts, and can be a powerful weapon to prevent unlawful copying of content on the Internet. Our copyright practice includes: