Cease & Desist and Enforcement

Not every infringement can be solved with a platform takedown. When your work is being used without permission by a business, a publisher, or a competitor — or when you have received a demand letter accusing you of infringement — the opening moves shape everything that follows. A measured, well-supported demand letter puts the other side on notice, preserves your remedies, and resolves many disputes without anyone filing anything.

On the enforcement side, we verify your ownership and registration status, assess the strength of the claim, and draft a demand letter calibrated to your goal — removal, credit, payment for past use, or a license going forward. On the receiving side, we evaluate the accusation, identify defenses such as license, fair use, or independent creation, and respond in a way that protects your position without inviting escalation.

Many copyright disputes end in an agreement rather than a victory — a retroactive license, a payment, or an undertaking to stop. We negotiate and document those resolutions. All enforcement work is quoted at a flat fee. We handle these matters through correspondence and negotiation only; we do not represent clients in litigation or in Copyright Claims Board (CCB) proceedings, and will refer those matters to appropriate counsel.