• Prosecute and defend copyright infringement actions.
• Prosecute and defend actions involving temporary restraining orders and impoundment orders.
• Coordinate criminal proceedings for copyright infringement.

Copyright Infringement

Copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights. Copyright law provides the owner of copyright in a work the exclusive right:

• To reproduce the work in copies,
• To prepare derivative works based upon the work,
• To distribute copies of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending,
• To perform the work publicly,
• To display the copyrighted work publicly,
• In the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission.