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Copyright & Licensing

Business-first, plain-English support for creators, studios, and growing companies. We help you protect creative assets, structure ownership, and set clear usage rights for commercial deals.

Creator-Aligned
Built for rights, usage, and monetization.
Plain-English
Clear priorities and next steps.
Deal-Ready
Licensing terms that match real campaigns.

Who we serve

Clients who create, commission, or commercialize content—and need ownership and usage rights to be clean.

Creators, influencers, and talent
Studios and production teams
Brands commissioning content
Agencies managing campaigns
Founders building content-driven brands

How we help

Focused support for registration strategy, licensing terms, and ownership structure—so your content can be monetized safely.

Copyright Strategy + Registration

We help you decide what to register, what to prioritize, and how to protect key assets as your content library grows.

  • Registration strategy (what/when)
  • Filing support (as needed)
  • Content catalog planning

Licensing + Usage Rights

Clear terms for how content can be used, edited, repurposed, and distributed commercially.

  • Scope + term + territory
  • Media/channel usage rights
  • Exclusivity, buyouts + renewals

Ownership + Work-for-Hire

Contract language that keeps ownership clean when collaborators, editors, designers, or contractors touch the work.

  • Work-for-hire clauses
  • IP assignment + confidentiality
  • Collaboration + split terms

Platform Notice Support

Practical support for platform notice workflows and documentation to address unauthorized copies (as applicable).

  • Notice workflow guidance
  • Documentation + evidence support
  • Repeat-issue prevention steps

A simple process

Step 1

Assess

We identify what you’re protecting and how it’s being used commercially.

Step 2

Structure

We define ownership, licensing scope, and risk points in plain English.

Step 3

Execute

You get clean language, next steps, and templates for repeat deals.

FAQs

Do I need to register copyright to be protected?

Copyright generally exists upon creation, but registration can provide important legal benefits depending on your goals and timing. We’ll help you decide when registration is worth it.

Can you help with licensing terms and usage rights?

Yes. We structure licensing terms around scope, duration, territory, media, exclusivity, and compensation so usage is clear and commercially workable.

What if multiple collaborators created the work?

We can help clarify ownership and structure collaboration terms (including assignments and split terms) so your rights are clean for monetization and future deals.

Do you handle litigation or lawsuits?

No. Transactional counsel only. We help with contracts, rights structure, and business-first strategy, but we do not appear in court.

Want clean ownership and licensing terms?

Tell us what you’re creating—we’ll recommend the fastest path.

Book a Discovery Call

Transactional counsel only. No litigation.