Copyright Protection

VINCO’S Legal Company provides comprehensive legal protection to authors, rights holders, businesses, IT companies, designers, photographers, marketing agencies, publishers and other persons whose copyright has been infringed or requires proper legal structuring.

Copyright protection is needed when texts, photographs, videos, music, illustrations, design, software code, websites, educational materials, presentations, advertising materials, social media content or other creative works are used without permission.

Such disputes require proper fixation of the infringement, confirmation of authorship or ownership of economic rights, contract analysis, preparation of a claim, communication with a platform, negotiations with the infringer or court representation.

A lawyer’s assistance is useful not only when the dispute has already reached court. In many cases, a timely legal position helps properly document the infringement, remove unlawful content, stop use of the work, resolve a dispute with a counterparty or prepare the basis for compensation claims.

• text, photographs, videos, music, design or other content is used without the author’s or rights holder’s permission;
• a competitor or another person copied a website, landing page, product description, article, course, presentation or advertising material;
• photographs, videos, illustrations or music are placed on a website, in advertising, social media or marketplaces without consent;
• there is a dispute as to who owns economic rights to a work, design, software, content or result of commissioned work;
• a customer or contractor uses an object without a proper agreement on transfer of economic rights;
• the infringer sells, distributes or publishes the work without the rights holder’s permission;
• unlawful content must be removed from a website, social network, marketplace or other platform;
• it is necessary to prepare a claim, complaint, demand to stop the infringement or a court claim.

Copyright protection includes legal support in situations where an author or rights holder needs to stop unlawful use of a work, remove content, confirm ownership of rights, recover compensation, claim damages or prohibit further use of the object.

VINCO’S analyzes the copyright object, history of its creation, evidence of authorship, agreements with customers, contractors or employees, the manner of use by the infringer, online evidence, communication between the parties and possible remedies. After that, a legal position is prepared: a claim letter, attorney request, platform complaint, negotiation strategy or court claim.

• protection of economic and moral copyright rights;
• termination of unlawful use of texts, photos, videos, music, design, software code and other content;
• removal of unlawful content from websites, social media, marketplaces and platforms;
• protection of rights to software, websites, databases and IT products;
• protection of rights to design, illustrations, advertising materials, presentations and creative works;
• support in disputes between a customer and contractor regarding ownership of economic rights;
• preparation of claim letters, demands, attorney requests and complaints;
• support during negotiations with the infringer, counterparty or platform;
• preparation and filing of a copyright protection lawsuit;
• recovery of compensation, damages or other payments related to copyright infringement.

In many cases, copyright infringement can be stopped without court proceedings. For this purpose, it is important to properly document the infringement, identify the infringer, confirm authorship or ownership of economic rights and prepare a legally substantiated claim.

A claim may include demands to stop using the work, remove content, indicate the author, stop selling or distributing materials, provide information on the scope of use, enter into a license agreement, pay compensation or reimburse damages.

If the infringer does not respond to a claim or refuses to voluntarily stop using the work, court proceedings may be an effective remedy. In a court dispute, it is important to prove creation of the work, ownership of rights by the client, the fact of unlawful use, the manner of such use and the consequences of infringement.

Court protection may include claims to recognize authorship, stop the infringement, prohibit use of the work, remove unlawful content, recover compensation or damages, refute false information regarding authorship and apply other remedies to restore the violated right.

A separate area concerns online infringements: copying of texts, photographs, videos, design, code, website pages, educational materials, advertising creatives or social media content.

VINCO’S prepares requests to website administrators, hosting providers, social networks, marketplaces, search engines and other platforms. The purpose of such requests is to quickly remove unlawful content, block the infringer’s page or obtain information necessary for further protection of rights.

A common cause of disputes is the absence or improper drafting of an agreement on transfer of economic rights. This is especially relevant for design, photographs, videos, software, websites, advertising materials, texts and contractor work results.

In such cases, it is important to check who created the object, under which agreement the work was performed, whether economic rights were transferred, the scope of transferred rights, territory, term and permitted methods of use.

Proper fixation of evidence is essential for effective copyright protection. If the infringement is not properly documented, the infringer may quickly delete a page, change the material, remove a file or deny the fact of using the work.

• screenshots of websites, social networks, marketplaces, advertising materials and pages with unlawful content;
• links to pages where the work or part of it is used;
• original files, source materials, drafts, metadata, technical files or history of creation of the work;
• agreements, acceptance acts, technical assignments and correspondence with a customer or contractor;
• evidence of publication of the work by the author or rights holder before the infringement;
• receipts, invoices, advertising accounts, view statistics or sales statistics;
• documents confirming damages, reputational risks or commercial effect of the infringement.

1. Initial consultation and identification of the copyright infringement.
2. Analysis of the copyright object, evidence of authorship and ownership of economic rights.
3. Review of agreements with customers, contractors, employees, subcontractors or partners.
4. Fixation of evidence: online pages, files, screenshots, correspondence, documents and publications.
5. Selection of an effective remedy: claim letter, platform complaint, negotiations, attorney request or court claim.
6. Preparation of claims, demands, complaints, requests or procedural documents.
7. Communication with the infringer, platform, hosting provider, counterparty or other person.
8. Support of negotiations and pre-court settlement where it may restore the client’s right faster.
9. Preparation and filing of a court claim where necessary.
10. Court representation and support during enforcement of the decision or practical removal of the infringement.

• description of the copyright object: text, photo, video, music, design, code, website, course, presentation or another work;
• original files, drafts, source materials, layouts, metadata or other evidence of creation of the work;
• agreements, acceptance acts, technical assignments and correspondence with a customer, contractor, employee or subcontractor;
• links, screenshots, photos or other evidence of unlawful use of the work;
• information about the infringer: name, website, account, store, contact details, requisites or other data;
• evidence of first publication or actual use of the work by the rights holder;
• correspondence with the infringer, platform, marketplace or counterparty;
• information about damages, loss of clients, reputational risks or other consequences of infringement;
• a factual timeline with dates, persons, resources, materials and previous applications.

• improper fixation of evidence may complicate further court protection;
• without proof of authorship or ownership of economic rights, it is difficult to prove infringement;
• an incorrectly drafted claim may give the infringer time to hide evidence;
• requests to the wrong platform, hosting provider or person may result in loss of time;
• incomplete contract analysis may lead to an incorrect conclusion on ownership of rights;
• unsubstantiated demands may weaken the rights holder’s negotiation position;
• delay in response may lead to further distribution of content, loss of income and reputational damage.

VINCO’S helps authors and rights holders protect copyright, document infringements, confirm ownership of rights, prepare a legal position, conduct claim work, remove unlawful content from online resources, support negotiations or represent the client in court.

The purpose of our work is not only to prepare documents, but also to achieve a practical result: stop unlawful use of the work, remove content, restore control over rights, obtain compensation and minimize commercial and reputational risks for the client.