California Copyright Dispute Lawyer
California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, The Right Choice in Business and Entertainment
When you’ve poured your blood, sweat and tears, and years of your life into creating your copyrighted works, finding the right California copyright dispute lawyer to protect it is the best way to ensure all your efforts are not in vain.
Whether you need contracts drafted, copyright or trademark protection, representation in copyright litigation, corporate formation, restructuring or dissolution, or simply down to earth business advice, you deserve the finest in legal service.
California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson offers writers and musicians with more than 40 years of representing business and creative clients and is ready today to assist you today in your endeavors to grow and prosper without legal worries.
When you work with California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with with an attorney who has been named a Top Lawyer in the prestigious Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year, and who’s been named a “Superb” Lawyer, their highest rating, by Avvo, which rates attorneys all across the U.S. California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson is one of those rare attorneys with experience not only representing small and medium sized businesses and creative artists in California, but a lawyer who has also represented multi-national corporations and entertainers internationally as well while working in London.
In California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re also working with someone who has law degrees both in California and in Great Britain, who was a former musician who performed internationally and on national TV, the creator of a stage musical recorded in London, a published book author and a writer for California’s top two legal newspapers. He understands the unique difficulties creative people face today and the many ways talented people are taken advantage of.
An Experienced California Copyright Dispute Lawyer
If copyright infringement was legitimate, it would be a trillion dollar business. But it’s not legal, there are laws against it, consequently copyright disputes arise. However, there are remedies available in litigation for copyright infringement and at the Law Firm of California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson we take copyright infringement disputes very seriously.
Copyright disputes in Southern California can require our assembling a team of copyright dispute lawyers who specialize in litigation to immediately file a lawsuit and take it to trial, or they may simply require utilizing the services of copyright attorney Sebastian Gibson to draft a letter demanding damages from the other party in the dispute and demanding that they cease and desist from doing further harm to your copyrighted works.
Because of the years of international experience Sebastian Gibson has had as an attorney in London prior to opening offices in California in the 1980’s, our firm can assist you whether you reside in California and internationally, whether the actions of the other party are causing damages to you just in California or throughout the world as well.
California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been named one of the Top Lawyers of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 by Palm Springs Life Magazine. He’s been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” If you want a top copyright lawyer on your side, call Sebastian Gibson. Call us today at (760) 776-1810.
Whatever size your copyright dispute is, our law firm can litigate it or resolve it. Fighting is what we do. If hundreds of thousands of dollars or millions are at stake, we’ll put together a team of litigation attorneys in California to prosecute the defendant in your case or to defend you with tenacity and with all the experience we’ve gained in over 40 years of practice.
Forceful Litigation, Tenacious Arbitration, And Purposeful Mediation To Resolve Your Copyright Dispute in Soutern California
Anyone who assumes they can get away with infringing on the creative works of others by taking their content and using it until they receive a cease and desist letter is in for a rude awakening. While cease and desist letters are a nice way of saying, stop using our client’s creative work and we won’t sue you, such niceties are not required under California or federal law. If the damages from the infringement are considerable as they often are, a defendant may never receive such a warning.
The first notice many defendants receive is a knock in the night by a process server serving them with a million dollar plus lawsuit filed in a federal court in a jurisdiction they never heard of forcing them to hire expensive attorneys or immediately settle out of court.
In most cases, however, before we rush into litigation, we’ll explore whether the other party is open to settling the dispute by means of mediation or arbitration before a retired judge in California or by means of other informal means of dispute resolution. But if there is the fear that important evidence may be lost without quick action, we can draft and file a lawsuit in the appropriate California court within hours in an emergency situation.
As a law firm which specializes in copyright disputes, you can feel confident we’ll seek the most we can in compensation not only for the damages you or your business has already suffered, but also for any damages or loss of profits you may have in the future.
For over a quarter of a century in California, the Law Firm of California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been successfully handling copyright disputes and civil litigation. We’ve recovered millions of dollars for our clients, saved millions more in our defense work, and as a result, Sebastian Gibson has been chosen one of the Top Lawyers of 2020 and for the past 10 years by Palm Springs Life Magazine for good reason.
A Uniquely Experienced And Talented Attorney, Protecting Your Copyright Rights
With law degrees in both the U.S. and the U.K., Sebastian Gibson has over 40 years of experience in California and in England. He’s been frequently interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal newspapers and is the author of a book published in 2012.
Choosing the right lawyer to handle your case and one who will explain all your options can make all the difference. California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson is known for his wit and humor, and a determination to make sure his clients receive the compensation they deserve. He has also been named as a “Superb” Lawyer by Avvo, which rates attorneys throughout the U.S.
With multiple offices in California, our copyright dispute law firm can represent you in any type of copyright dispute, anywhere in California, both inland, and up and down the coast, from Newport Beach and throughout Orange County to Palm Springs and Palm Desert, from San Diego to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, from Victorville to Riverside, Indio and Temecula, and of course from Los Angeles and Hollywood to San Francisco and other cities throughout California.
Common Copyright Disputes In Southern California
With the convenience the internet has brought, copyright infringement has also become pervasive on websites throughout the internet, not only those in California and the U.S., but websites worldwide.
Copyright infringement doesn’t just pertain to the written word. It can be music, video, images, graphics, data, HTML code, and a host of other creative types of works. Musicians who think they can sample the works of others in their own music are, for the most part, operating under a mistaken assumption.
There are few defenses to a copyright infringement lawsuit. When the words taken are word for word from a published and copyrighted book, website or advertising material, courts have little sympathy for the person who claims he or she didn’t know they borrowed the text from the original author of those words.
Copyright infringers are commonly required to pay not only damages for copyright infringement which can be from $750 per infringement to $150,000 per infringement, but also attorney’s fees and court costs which can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
When copyright infringement does occur, we can file a complaint to resolve the copyright dispute in a United States District Court in California. In many cases, the evidence of infringement is overwhelming. In those cases we can often obtain temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions and put an end to infringement of a client’s copyright at an early stage of a lawsuit.
We can also seek ex parte seizure orders, work with law enforcement, and hire investigators worldwide to gather evidence to combat copyright infringements. In large cases we work with other law firms throughout the country and internationally to assist in other court jurisdictions to fight multi-state actions which infringe a client’s copyrights.
Defense Of Copyright Infringement Dispute Litigation Cases
When businesses are wrongfully sued for copyright infringement by overzealous copyright attorneys, we can defend you in federal court in California. In such cases, clients may be able to avoid long drawn-out litigation by means of a summary judgment motion.
Today, copyrights are often a company’s most valuable asset. Massive infringement can result in a company’s huge loss of profits and the law allows for significant damage awards in copyright disputes. Copyright infringement may also occur through uses few would have other imagined, when copyrighted works are used creatively in different services. But as the owner of copyrighted works, you need to protect your copyrights, and when a copyright dispute arises, you need a firm with our experience to protect your rights and seek compensation for your damages.
Copyright Dispute Litigation And Enforcing Litigation Judgements
Copyright infringement lawsuits are not always easy to win. A plaintiff has the burden of proving that the defendant’s use of a mark has created a likelihood of confusion in the minds of the public about the origin of the goods or services in question. Copyright disputes and the litigation that often follows can be complex and expensive and copyright infringers and their assets can be difficult to locate.
When It Matters Most, Call Us For Your Copyright Dispute Litigation in Southern California
The time to act is now, before the other party in your dispute disposes of crucial evidence or takes further actions that will further harm your copyrighted works. Call the number at the top of this page to discuss your case with California Copyright Dispute Lawyer Sebastian Gibson.
