Copyright

With digitalisation, the importance of having a well-considered strategy for the protection and management of intellectual property rights is increasing, as is the need to protect works against infringement. Lindahl's experts offer high-quality advice on all copyright matters.

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Lindahl has extensive experience in assisting clients in all areas of copyright and helps small, medium-sized and larger companies across a wide range of industries. We are available for all copyright issues that may arise, for example in connection with the development of new concepts and products, in licensing or in the event of a dispute. Our lawyers closely follow the latest legal developments and help to formulate concrete strategies that are completely tailored to the client's current needs and operations.

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The opportunities and challenges of copyright

One of the advantages of copyright is that you as the author never need to apply for protection. In the absence of other registered protections, copyright can therefore be significant. The disadvantage is that you as the author do not know whether the protection applies or not until a court has decided the matter. The question of whether a work is covered by copyright or not can therefore be a complicated matter, but our experts in the field can, thanks to their long and broad experience, provide qualified guidance.

Copyright has become more complex and difficult to manage in line with digitalisation. Infringement can occur in very many places simultaneously and on a large scale, sometimes without the author being aware of it. Recent years' import pressure, particularly from e-commerce platforms, affects authors' ability to assert their rights and detect infringement. It is therefore more important than ever to have a well-considered strategy for how these issues should be handled. Works and products can possess great commercial value and infringement can therefore have significant financial consequences.

What is copyright?

Copyright protects artistic creation and regulates authors' rights. This can involve, for example, works of art, music, film or literature, but also things such as computer programs, furniture, clothing and other applied art – functional objects that are used in everyday life and which may not always be associated with copyright.

If what is to be protected by copyright is original enough, the protection arises automatically at the same moment as the author creates the work. The creator of a work obtains through copyright an exclusive right to dispose of the work. Under the right conditions, the protection applies during the author's lifetime and for a further 70 years after their death.

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