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Thomas P. Howard and the Colorado law offices of Thomas P. Howard, LLC is a Colorado copyright attorney regularly taking on complex copyright litigation on the behalf of his clients, at hourly rates lower than those typically charged by copyright lawyers in this field of law.
Copyright attorney Thomas Howard has won or swiftly settled multiple substantive copyright cases on the behalf of his clients. He frequently litigates claims of direct copyright infringement, inducement to infringe and contributory infringement, among others, and provides copyright representation for both plaintiffs and defendants. Thomas Howard regularly handles copyright cases pertaining to all original works of authorship falling within the scope of the Copyright Act.
Works that fall within the Copyright Act include:
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Thomas P. Howard, LLC is currently representing John Doe copyright infringement defendants in multiparty bittorrent movie download cases filed by Patrick Collins, Inc., Raw Films, Ltd., and Millenium TGA, Inc., among others. For further information regarding such claims, see Copyright infringement claims arising from internet movie Download. In addition, our attorneys provide copyright licensing services, as well as copyright registration services for a flat fee,plus postage and filing fees. Click on the following links for more detail on each of these services. |
- literary works (which include computer source code);
- musical works, including any
accompanying words; - dramatic works, including any
accompanying music; - pantomimes and choreographic works;
- pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;
- motion pictures and other audiovisual works;
- sound recordings; and
- architectural works.
Attorney Thomas Howard of Thomas P. Howard, LLC has a broad and ever-increasing litigation background, dating back to 1996, in the field of copyright law. Several recent copyright cases successfully handled by attorney Thomas Howard are as follows:
- Thomas Howard recently successfully defended a software manufacturer and distributor in the United States Federal Court for the District of Colorado in Huntsman v. Soderbergh, an action involving multiple claims filed by nine major studios and 15 directors pursuant to the Copyright Act and the Trademark Act. The Directors/Studios attempted to bar Mr. Howard’s client’s marketing of software that allows consumers to preprogram a DVD player to skip and/or mute specified sections of a film while it plays the work. The Directors/Studios argued that this constituted infringement. This lawsuit led to testimony before Congress and the subsequent Congressional modification of the Copyright Act and the Trademark Act. All claims were subsequently dismissed.
- Thomas Howard recently filed a lawsuit on the behalf of an international filmmaker, in the United States Federal Court for the District of Colorado, in a copyright infringement suit involving copyrighted works infringed through unlicensed distribution and sale over the Internet. The matter resulted in settlement subsequent to discovery.
- Thomas Howard recently represented a Colorado website owner in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the unlicensed copying and publication of copyrighted works. The matter was successfully settled after mediation.
- Thomas Howard recently represented a Colorado artist in a multiparty copyright infringement suit involving the unauthorized use, sale and distribution of his artistic works over the Internet. The matter resulted in settlement subsequent to discovery.
- Thomas Howard recently represented a Colorado software developer, in the United States District Court for the District of Northern California, in a copyright infringement action. Mr. Howard filed a detailed motion for preliminary injunction which incorporated a complex comparative expert analysis of the infringing source code. The case settled three days before the hearing on the preliminary injunction.
- Thomas Howard has represented the American Society of Composers, Artists and Producers (ASCAP), in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, in multiple copyright infringement matters. Each matter has been brought to a successful settlement on behalf of this client.
- Thomas Howard recently represented a large national sign company in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed in federal court pertaining to the usage of its copyrighted signage without license or permission. The case was settled pursuant to a settlement agreement under which Defendants paid copyright infringement damages for the purpose of settlement and explicitly admitted that they had unlawfully and wrongfully used, without permission or license, Plaintiff's Copyrighted Work.
We would be happy to provide you with further information regarding our services or to speak with you regarding a copyright issue. Just email your questions to info@thowardlaw.com, or call 303-665-9845.
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