Interdisciplinary Field Requiring Knowledge and Experience
Copyright and media law are legal fields that demand specific theoretical knowledge, practical experience, and specialized expertise in procedural and litigation law. Our attorneys and specialized attorneys leverage these qualifications to advise you on all matters pertaining to national and international copyright and media law.
Copyright and media law encompass numerous distinct legal areas, including their pertinent constitutional and European legal frameworks. This includes, among others, general copyright law, general media law, the law of collecting societies (e.g., GEMA), the law of neighboring rights, copyright contract law, and the domain of international copyright agreements. Furthermore, it covers publishing law, especially music publishing law, the law of public reporting in word and image, broadcasting law, and title protection law. The law of media and teleservices, telecommunications law, the law of entertainment and cultural events, as well as the field of German and European cultural promotion, also fall within the scope of copyright and media law.
Our activities for you include in particular
Our attorneys and specialized attorneys are active for you in copyright and media law particularly in the following legal areas:
- Copyright Law (Consultation on all matters of copyright law, including Filesharing, unauthorized use of images, texts, etc.)
- Enforcement of copyright claims (warning letters, preliminary injunctions, judicial litigation proceedings)
- Defense against unjustified claims (including defense against copyright infringement warnings, assistance with copyright infringement warnings, and representation in all out-of-court and judicial proceedings)
- Press Law / Law of Expression (including advising and supporting publishing houses, broadcasters, companies, institutions, and private individuals on all aspects of expression and press law, encompassing the initiation of necessary measures such as asserting claims for injunctions, counter-statements, retractions, and damages, as well as defending against unwarranted claims)
- Review of reporting in radio, television, internet, and print media
- Consulting on all matters of general personal rights
- Protection and enforcement of neighboring rights
- Law of collecting societies (e.g., GEMA, VG Wort, etc.)
- Title protection and media-related trademark protection (registration, enforcement, and defense of protected rights)
- Design law
- Law of fine arts
- Architectural law
- Merchandising and advertising law
- Publishing law
- Musician contract law
- Film and television contract law
- Labor law for media companies
- Law of entertainment and cultural events
- Law of German and European Cultural Promotion - Broadcasting Law
- Media services, teleservices, and telecommunications law
We advise and represent you nationwide and internationally on all matters of copyright and media law.
