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Part of Intellectual Property

Copyright Law

Rights in writing, music, film, software and other creative work.

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What this area covers

Copyright lawyers advise authors, artists, publishers and technology companies on who owns a work, how it may be used and what counts as infringement or fair use.

Also called: Copyrights.

Typical legal work

  • Registering and licensing creative works
  • Advising on fair use and permissions
  • Litigating infringement claims

Where lawyers work

  • Law firms of every size
  • In-house legal departments
  • Publishers, studios and labels

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Copyright Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

No verified programs yet

No school program has been verified under this area so far. That reflects what has been reviewed, not what schools offer. How programs are verified

Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Section of Intellectual Property Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.