Combining litigation and advisory skills with deep industry understanding and a track-record in landmark copyright cases, clients come to King & Wood Mallesons to protect and enforce their rights in their most significant copyright challenges.
From file-sharing to digital copying, explosive online growth and technological change has seen copyright become a complex global issue which is being shaped by legislation, policy reforms, judicial rulings and societal behaviours. Despite an appetite for a convergence of copyright protection, jurisdictional case law and reform is playing the leading role as we have recently witnessed in landmark cases involving “content aggregators” such as YouTube and a voluntary movement towards ‘active’ participation for Internet Service Providers in stopping copyright infringements.
In Australia, the King & Wood Mallesons-led case involving the use of newspaper headlines and the development of a licensing scheme for music downloads, have been some of the most significant recent developments. Across advice, clients call upon our combined litigation and advisory skills and experience representing the software industry, to develop innovative solutions to the commercial and legal problems associated with emerging technologies and online trends. As the federal Attorney-General and the Greens party discuss copyright reform, clients are also benefiting from our relationship with regulators and our track record in presenting industry-wide and client-specific concerns.
From the largest award of damages in an Australian anti-piracy case to the Australian authority on accessorial liability of company directors, King & Wood Mallesons has been involved in a number of landmark litigation cases. For those looking to manage their anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting campaigns, King & Wood Mallesons provides advice on initial leads and evidentiary issues, litigation and advice on related publicity. Clients benefit from our experience lodging “Notices of Objection”, pursuing action following custom seizures and our experience in assisting and preparing evidence in support of criminal prosecutions.