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Case: Registration of copyright for software (computer program – chat widget)

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Authors: An Iryna

Case services: software copyright registration

The client wrote the program code of the chat widget, which can be embedded in their chats for convenient communication with clients and filling the site.

Since he developed his solutions, which also have a beneficial effect – allowing customers to contact site owners in real time, providing instant answers and support, he wanted to protect his authorship.

The lawyers of the company Prikhodko and partners were able to choose the most effective method of protection, collected the necessary documents and submitted an application for the registration of the copyright for the software.

The client received a certificate of copyright registration for its software, and it has protection in all member countries of the Berne Convention, and there are more than 170 of them.

Because the object is copyrighted, the Customer has the right to track and more easily remove infringers from the Internet under the Digital Copyright Act (DMCA), a United States law that applies to web pages and the Internet in most countries.

For the protection of your rights to program code and software, contact the law firm Prykhodko and partners.

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