The only global structured copyright cases database with copyright-specific search tools
Case law has strong potential in your toolbox, but its research is painful and time consuming. You have to go through different sources to get limited results and fragmented information. Only a global structured copyright cases database with copyright-specific search tools can help you leverage the full power of case law.
273K+ cases | 3.5K+ courts
How can the Darts-ip copyright cases database help you?
Our users leverage the power of case law at every step of the life of a copyright. From monitoring to litigation, see how our powerful search tools can be used to make decisions with more confidence.
Monitor copyright cases
Find landmark cases that set precedent in both common law and civil law jurisdiction. Stay informed on evolving landmark rulings around the world.
Establish viability
Run simple searches through our catalog to view artwork that has been granted copyright protection and, in the case of exclusion, what is the reasoning. Examine infringement. Monitor ongoing prosecution and litigation involving copyright violations on a global scale.
Find the right legal basis
The copyright ownership of an employer or an employee varies widely between common law and civil law systems. Cross reference common and civil law cases to confirm your legal basis.
Identify similarities
Compare the reasoning of judges to easily identify similarities in civil and common law cases.
Counterfeiting
Monitor ongoing prosecution and litigation involving Copyright violations anywhere in the world. For example, what percentage of criminal actions can be linked to piracy.
Anticipate legal pitfalls
Follow discussions, from both common law and civil law tradition, to understand different legal standards for recognising a copyright protection. Benefit from the collective global experience of others, reduce the risk of your copyright protection not being recognized.
Evaluate Potential Damages
Use case documents to compare damages awarded on a global scale.
Complaints, hearings, decisions, and settlements
In addition to the decisions, Darts-ip also gathers critical documents such as complaints, hearings, and settlements when available. This means users can learn the existence of a new case before it reaches a decision. Also, you’re not missing on cases that settle when the information is made available.
Copyright cases are collected from 3.5K+ courts worldwide. As intellectual property has become a global matter, Darts-ip data helps users see the full picture by making global copyright cases completely accessible.
Copyrights — data extracted
Once a document is gathered, such as a decision, it’s analyzed by a local copyright specialist. Our global team of analysts read case documents every day and extract precious data from them. When we extract data from legal documents, intellectual property cases become data that is accessible, searchable, and mineable.
- Courts: Search decisions of specific courts.
- Party names: Search by name (as plaintiff or defendant).
- Type of action: Infringement, action linked to a contract or criminal actions.
- Points of law: Search decisions by legal topic (originality, authorship, reproduction, neighboring rights, etc…)
- Dates & reference: Search decisions by date, date range or the commonly used name of a particular case.
- Outcome: Who won or lost the case.
- Artworks: All copyright protected works are cataloged by type of work and relevant comparisons.
- Settlement: Was the action withdrawn, and was it through a settlement?
Tailor-made search tools
Copyright professionals require insights to both civil and common law case documents. Such a large data set can make it hard to find and utilize what you need. Our purpose built catalog and cross-referenced points of law make finding the right cases easy.
- Case name: Search for decisions not just by reference number but by the commonly used case name.
- Points of law: Search for decisions containing substantive discussions on specific points-of-law, with civil and common law cross-referenced in a unique comprehensive search tool.
- Search by artwork: Use our purpose-built catalog to search for specific artworks and surrounding litigation.