Copyright and media law

The cultural, social and, above all, the economic significance of copyright and media law is increasing all the time. As a result of the media developing into a pre-eminent consumer product and because of the importance of education and information in economic success, copyright and media law has become one of the main areas in which lawyers give advice.

• How can I protect my "intellectual achievements" from unauthorised infringements?
• Which "works" are in fact capable of being protected?
• Which points should you bear in mind when entering into a contract relating to copyright law (e.g. a license agreement or a recording artist's agreement)?
• How can the use of a work be structured?
• Which points should you bear in mind when entering into a contract with a publishing house?
• What roles are performed by the performing rights societies, such as the German Society for Musical Performing Rights and Mechanical Reproduction Rights (GEMA), the German Performing Rights Society for Ancillary Copyright (GVL) or the German Performing Rights Society 'Word' (VG Wort)?
• How can I ensure that a website or a web portal is protected?
• Which points must I consider when using a website or data bank for commercial purposes?
• Which rules apply in relation to the Impressum notice and in relation to data protection?
• What is the purpose of a disclaimer?

We would be pleased to advise you on these and other points of copyright and media law.

Whether you are an artist, producer, publisher, commercial user of electronic media or a consumer, you should in any event be informed in good time about the legal possibilities open to you. Particularly in the area of copyright and media law there is often the danger that your legal position - and therefore also your assets - are not adequately protected or that the owner of the rights will be "taken to the cleaners" as a result of not paying sufficient attention to how contracts are drafted.

 

Contact:
Tobias Gieding, German lawyer