Initial Disclosures Checklist (Copyright Litigation)

Summary

This checklist provides best practices and considerations for copyright litigants for preparing the initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1). Parties in copyright litigation serve initial disclosures at the outset of a case without awaiting a discovery request. Initial disclosures include preliminary information and documents that parties may use to support their claims or defenses. The goal of initial disclosures is to accelerate the exchange of basic information to assist the parties in preparing their case and also to make meaningful decisions about the potential to settle the dispute.