Media Liability Insurance
Media liability protects against claims that your content or code infringed someone's intellectual property, defamed them, or violated their rights — a real exposure for companies that publish software, designs, and marketing content.
Media Liability for Web App & Agency Companies
Every web app company creates and publishes content: code that may incorporate third-party libraries, UI and designs, marketing copy, blog posts, and user-facing material. When someone alleges that content infringed their copyright or trademark, defamed them, or misappropriated their work, media liability responds.
What It Covers
- Copyright & trademark infringement: Claims your code, designs, or content used protected material
- Defamation: Libel or slander claims from published or user-facing content
- Right of publicity / privacy: Misuse of names, likenesses, or content
- Defense costs: Legal defense for content and IP disputes
Why Software Companies Are Exposed
Modern development pulls in open-source libraries, stock assets, and third-party components — any of which can carry a licensing or infringement claim. Agencies that produce client marketing and content face defamation and IP exposure on top of that. Media liability is purpose-built for these digital-content risks.
Often Bundled With Tech E&O
Many technology E&O policies include or can endorse media liability, since the exposures overlap. We review your policy to confirm media/IP coverage is present at adequate limits rather than excluded.
What's Covered
Frequently Asked Questions
Through third-party libraries, stock assets, fonts, images, or code components that carry licensing or copyright restrictions — plus marketing content and designs. Any of these can trigger an infringement claim. Media liability defends those claims and pays covered judgments.
Sometimes — many tech E&O policies include or can endorse media liability because the exposures overlap. But it's frequently sublimited or excluded. We verify your media/IP coverage is actually present at adequate limits.