Works born from the creative mind range from software codes to architectural projects, from computer games to social media content, and from literary books to screenplays and musical compositions. Protected under the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (FSEK), these works are not only of moral value to their owners but, when managed correctly, are significant sources of commercial revenue (royalties).

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At Goklu Law & IP Firm, we safeguard both your Economic Rights (Processing, Reproduction, Distribution, Representation, and Communication to the Public) and Moral Rights arising from authorship. We act as the guardians of your "intellectual labor," managing processes ranging from fighting digital piracy to structuring licensing strategies.

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• Registration before the Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Although copyright arises automatically upon the creation of the work, we manage "Optional Registration" procedures, which are vital for ease of proof. We formalize the ownership of your works and obtain official documents from the Directorate General of Copyright to strengthen your hand in potential disputes.

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• Software & Database Copyrights: We establish the necessary legal infrastructure to protect your company's most valuable assets—source codes, interfaces, and databases—under the scope of "Literary Works." We manage registration and monitoring processes against software piracy and unauthorized copying.

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• Game Law: With a grasp of the gaming industry's dynamics, we develop strategies to protect the game's scenario, character designs, music, and software codes as a unified "multimedia work." We manage legal processes against "clone games" and the theft of in-game assets.

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• Social Media & Influencer/Streamer Content: Original content produced on platforms like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, and Kick are valuable works protected under Copyright Law. We manage legal processes against the unauthorized copying, reposting, or commercial use of your videos, Reels/Shorts, scripts, or live stream clips on different accounts. Moreover, we rapidly execute "Copyright Strike" and DMCA mechanisms on platforms to ensure content removal and pursue pecuniary/non-pecuniary compensation for content theft.

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• TV Formats & Media Law: We provide services to transform competition and program formats prepared for TV and digital platforms from mere "ideas" into protectable "works" (creating Format Bibles) and provide legal protection against format theft.

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• Fine Arts, Literary & Cinematographic Works: We protect your ownership rights over books, screenplays, music, paintings, photographs, architectural projects, and cinematic works. We manage contracts between authors and producers/publishers and conduct technical examinations and litigation regarding plagiarism claims.

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• Copyright Agreements & Licensing: We draft and negotiate Economic Rights Transfer Agreements, Licensing Agreements, Publishing Contracts, Commissioned Work Agreements, and Talent/Writer Contracts. We ensure these agreements comply with the strict "written validity conditions" required by law to secure future claims.

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• Artist & Gallery Agreements: In the critical relationship between artists and galleries, we draft "Consignment Sales," "Exclusivity," and "Representation" agreements. We protect the rights of the artist/gallery by clarifying terms regarding insurance, exhibition conditions, and the return of unsold works.

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• Resale Royalty Right (Droit de Suite): We track the Resale Royalty that artists or their heirs are entitled to receive from the resale price of fine art works (paintings, sculptures, etc.) in every subsequent sale (auction or gallery). We manage the collection processes of this right arising from FSEK and international conventions.

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• Authenticity & Provenance Disputes: In disputes regarding art forgery (fake art) or ownership; we provide legal consultancy on "Certificate of Authenticity (CoA)" and provenance research processes, and handle compensation lawsuits due to defective performance (sale of fake art).

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• Cultural Assets & Collectorship Law: Under the Law No. 2863 on the Conservation of Cultural and Natural Property; we provide consultancy on keeping collector's books, registering works with museums, bans on exporting works abroad, and legal/criminal processes regarding artifact smuggling allegations.

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• Infringement Actions & Anti-Piracy: We actively combat infringements targeting your works in both digital and physical environments. We manage the detection of infringement, "Notice and Takedown" procedures, and the obtaining of access ban decisions. Furthermore, we vigorously pursue lawsuits for the cessation and prevention of infringement, as well as compensation claims, before the Civil and Criminal Courts of Intellectual and Industrial Rights.

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• Advertisement Board Proceedings: We represent your company before the Ministry of Trade Advertisement Board and the Advertising Self-Regulatory Board (RÖK); managing administrative investigations, drafting defenses, and overseeing all opposition and appeal processes.

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• Arbitration & Mediation: We ensure that disputes arising from intellectual and artistic works are resolved through alternative dispute resolution methods when expertise, speed, and confidentiality are required, representing our clients in both arbitration and mediation processes.​​​