The copyright team at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP draws on the strength of the firm's global network to advise and represent social media platforms, digital music streamers, book publishers, insurers, and companies in the consumer electronics, pharma, and e-commerce sectors on a comprehensive spectrum of copyright issues, ranging from infringement and licensing disputes to secondary liability and DMCA compliance. The practice is headed by Benjamin Marks, who specializes in music copyright royalty cases and acts for clients in litigation involving emerging tech, such as generative AI. Randi Singer brings experience to representing clients in the publishing, social media, and e-commerce spaces, including Meta and eBay, involved in high-stakes infringement matters. Todd Larson provides expertise in royalty rate-setting proceedings and the negotiation of music publishing and sound recording performance licenses. All lawyers mentioned work in New York.

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Key clients

  • Getty Images (US), Inc.
  • A&E Television Networks
  • MGA Entertainment
  • Sirius XM Radio Inc. and Pandora Media, LLC
  • American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
  • Alibaba Group
  • Meta Platforms (including subsidiaries Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus)
  • Samsung Electronics
  • eBay
  • North American Concert Promoters Association
  • Sanofi
  • Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.
  • CareDX, Inc.
  • Kano Computing Limited
  • Association of American Publishers

Work highlights

  • Defeated a motion to dismiss in a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit on behalf of A&E, challenging competitor Reelz’ airing of a programme A&E alleges to be a copycat of Live PD.
  • Commenced an AI-related case for Getty Images as plaintiff against Stability AI, alleging copyright and trademark infringement.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Benjamin Marks

Other key lawyers

Randi Singer, Todd Larson