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Copyright-Infringement Litigation

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Key Contacts

Michael ElkinJennifer Golinveaux
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Recognized by leading commentators, peers, adversaries, and clients, we have one of the premier copyright litigation teams in the United States. Our team is known as an industry leader, having handled hundreds of cases, involving the defense of billions of dollars in liability and the recovery of massive awards for our clients.

Our cases have tested the boundaries of IP law as they apply to innovative technologies, enabling the public to gain access to entertainment, information, and business offerings—whenever, wherever. In the entertainment space, our cases have extended to music, remote antennae/remote DVR television, digital media, motion pictures, and news reporting. The technologies include web hosting, web operating, search engine, ring tones, and a plethora of other technologies that permit the average consumer to access any offering in the digital marketplace on any advanced media or mobile application.

From trying cases in federal district courts from California to New York, to arguing appeals in courts nationwide, and royalty-rate setting proceedings before the Copyright Royalty Board, we practice at the crossroads of technology and entertainment.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

We have been a legal pioneer in litigation and counseling related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and secondary copyright liability. Since the passing of the DMCA more than 20 years ago, we have defended internet service providers (ISPs) against claims of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement brought by major record labels and music publishers. Not only do we win bet-the-industry cases for these clients, but our wins have shaped, and will continue to influence, the law that will govern digital media and emerging technologies in the entertainment industry for generations to come.

Key Contacts

Michael ElkinJennifer Golinveaux
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The team—including Michael Elkin, Jennifer Golinveaux, and Tom Kearney—have an encyclopedic depth of knowledge of copyright litigation that is simply unsurpassed. The recall of information and case law is simply front of mind for them...they are each a genuine pleasure [to work with].

The Legal 500 US

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Notable

Jennifer Golinveaux Named a Leading Lawyer; Michael Elkin Named to Hall of Fame

The Legal 500 US 2023

Michael Elkin named a Media & Entertainment MVP

Law360 2021

Ranked Tier 1 Nationwide for Copyright & Related Rights

IP Stars

Michael Elkin Ranked Band 2 for NY Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

Chambers USA 2023

Win Honored in Litigator of the Week Column

The American Lawyer 2022
The Legal 500 US 2023

Jennifer Golinveaux Named a Leading Lawyer; Michael Elkin Named to Hall of Fame

Law360 2021

Michael Elkin named a Media & Entertainment MVP

IP Stars

Ranked Tier 1 Nationwide for Copyright & Related Rights

Chambers USA 2023

Michael Elkin Ranked Band 2 for NY Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets

The American Lawyer 2022

Win Honored in Litigator of the Week Column

Related Insights & News

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Sponsorship
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2025 Copyright Society Midwinter Meeting

February 1, 2025

Webinar
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November 5, 2024

Recognitions
Winston Partner Jennifer Golinveaux Slated as 2024 Trustee of Copyright Society

June 28, 2024

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January 24, 2024

Blog
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January 17, 2024

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December 5, 2023

Sponsorship
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2023 Copyright Society Annual Meeting

June 11-13, 2023

Recognitions
Winston & Strawn Recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. 2023

June 7, 2023

Client Alert
“You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means”: Supreme Court’s Warhol Fair Use Decision Reforms “Transformativeness”

May 26, 2023

In the Media
Michael Elkin Discusses Ed Sheeran Copyright Infringement Case with Law360

May 9, 2023

Blog
Bored Apes Earn Victory in Trademark Suit

May 1, 2023

Speaking Engagement
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2023 Copyright Symposium

March 21, 2023

Sponsorship
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2025 Copyright Society Midwinter Meeting
February 1, 2025
Webinar
Decoding AI Law - Fall 2024 Edition
November 5, 2024
Recognitions
Winston Partner Jennifer Golinveaux Slated as 2024 Trustee of Copyright Society
June 28, 2024
Webinar
Decoding AI Law
January 24, 2024
Blog
Lexis+ NFT Litigation and Regulatory Proceedings Tracker
January 17, 2024
Webinar
Emerging Antitrust and IP Challenges in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms
December 5, 2023
Sponsorship
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2023 Copyright Society Annual Meeting
June 11-13, 2023
Recognitions
Winston & Strawn Recognized in The Legal 500 U.S. 2023
June 7, 2023
Client Alert
“You keep using that word; I do not think it means what you think it means”: Supreme Court’s Warhol Fair Use Decision Reforms “Transformativeness”
May 26, 2023
In the Media
Michael Elkin Discusses Ed Sheeran Copyright Infringement Case with Law360
May 9, 2023
Blog
Bored Apes Earn Victory in Trademark Suit
May 1, 2023
Speaking Engagement
Winston & Strawn Sponsors 2023 Copyright Symposium
March 21, 2023
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