Copyright, Personality and Media Law

In copyright law we offer:

  • Advice and representation of authors, work brokers and work users in all copyright matters
  • Documentation of authorship and priority
  • Review of product designs and advertising measures for their compatibility with copyright law; preparation of Freedom to Operate Opinions
  • Prosecution of copyright infringements (warnings, injunctions, main actions, criminal charges and criminal complaints)
  • Defense against unjustified allegations of copyright infringement by responding to copyright warnings, filing protective letters and procedural defense before the local, regional and appeal courts
  • Advice with regard to protection possibilities for creative results below the protection threshold of copyright law
  • Drafting and reviewing contracts containing copyright provisions, e.g. license agreements, design agreements and agency agreements

Personality and media law

Our services in personality and media law include:

  • Legal support for public relations work
  • Advice and representation in PR crisis situations
    prosecution of violations of personal rights (warnings, injunctions, main actions, criminal charges and criminal complaints)
  • Defence against unjustified accusations of violation of personal rights by responding to personal rights warnings, depositing protective documents and procedural defence before the local, regional and appeal courts
  • Drafting license and usage agreements with personal rights provisions
  • Review of planned advertising and other publication projects for their admissibility under personality law
  • Enforcement of and defence against claims for injunctive relief and counterstatements under press law