In the field of copyright and art
I advise individuals and companies in all areas of creation. Copyright is the legal basis for all creators and exploiters of creative works. In addition to music, film, and publishing law, this includes the entire art and culture industry, e.g., photographers, graphic designers, designers, visual artists, advertising agencies, galleries, art dealers, museums, archives, and other entities.
My services include, for example, the drafting of contracts, the protection of rights, injunctive relief, and problems arising from the use and processing of works in offline and online media.
Typical areas of advice:
- Music law
- Film law
- Publishing law
- Theater law
- Visual arts
- Appropriation art, found objects, readymades
- Freedom of art
- Protectability of works
- Derivative works, plagiarism, pastiche, parody
- Quotation rights
- Revocation of rights of use
- Moral rights (credits, integrity)
- Statutory limitations of copyright law
- Public domain works
- Copyright in schools, universities, and libraries
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright
- Claims to appropriate remuneration (§ 32, 32a UrhG)
- Claims for information and accounting
- Photo rights
- Agency contracts
- Gallery contracts, exhibition contracts, pop-up store agreements
- Sale and auction of works of art
- Loan agreements between museums
- International copyright law, foreign works, and protection abroad
- Sponsorship contracts
- Advertising agency contracts
- Protection of copyright works
- Deposit of works
- Publishing contracts
- Contracts between co-authors, ghostwriters
- Illustration contracts
- Fashion and textile design law
- Employment contracts with authors
- Collecting societies (e.g., GEMA, GVL, VG Wort, VG Bild-Kunst)
- Claims arising from GDR (DDR) contracts and works
- Trademark and title protection, designs, European designs
- Advising heirs and legal successors of copyrights
- Claims for injunctive relief and damages
- Representation in court, preliminary injunctions, lawsuits
I would be glad to talk to you about your legal needs. Contact me
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