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Although copyright automatically arises from the moment a work is created, it is often infringed upon by third parties who profit from it.

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IPfabrika offers comprehensive legal support in the field of copyright, including protection against infringement, drafting and refining agreements for the transfer and licensing of rights, as well as assistance in drafting agreements for copyright-protected objects such as software and audiovisual works.

Protection

Copyright infringement protection involves a wide range of actions we can take to assist you if you believe your rights have been infringed. Before engaging the competent authorities to prevent the violation and claim compensation, we analyze the situation and attempt to settle the dispute voluntarily.

Transfer

Transfer of copyright occurs when the author wishes to assign the right to use their work to another person or when a person intends to use someone else’s copyrighted work. Careful attention to the rights that can be transferred is essential.

Content Distribution and Contracts

Distribution of copyrighted content such as books, audiovisual works and music requires licensing of the rights from the respective copyright holders.
A copyright license agreement is a written agreement that permits the use of copyrighted material by others under certain contractual conditions and usually against the payment of a fair fee.
The production contract, although mainly governed by the Law on Obligations and Contracts (LLC), is also applicable in the field of copyright. We offer comprehensive drafting of contracts for works whose subject matter is a subject matter of copyright, such as software, audiovisual works, etc.

The IPfabrika team provides complete drafting of production contracts for works that are objects of copyright (e.g., software, computer programs, audiovisual works, etc.).

IPfabrika can also assist in clarifying the clauses within these contracts, ensuring that the contractor transfers the rights to the client as specified (e.g., in a contract for design services or project documentation). Our team at IPfabrika specializes in copyright and offers assistance with the review and drafting of contractual clauses to avoid exceeding the scope of transferred rights.

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What types of copyright are there?

The law lists the most popular forms that are objects of copyright, but this list is not exhaustive. Mainly, these can be works from the field of:

music;
literature;
performing arts;
film industry;
fine and applied arts;
architecture;
photography;
graphic art, etc.

However, they can also include:

translations and adaptations;
periodicals and encyclopedias;
collections, anthologies, bibliographies, and databases;
portraits;
computer programs and databases created under an employment relationship.

In addition to copyright, the Copyright and Related Rights Act also regulates another category of rights, known as related rights. These rights provide protection to performers, producers of sound recordings, films, audiovisual works, and broadcasting organizations in relation to the use of their recorded performances, recordings, and programs, including their reproduction and distribution.

Copyright protection begins automatically from the moment of creation of the work and its fixation in a tangible form, without requiring any formalities such as registration. Copyright protection lasts for the lifetime of the author plus 70 years after their death.

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