In the publishing business, I advise
authors, publishers, rights holders, exploiters, and license partners on all relevant legal and contractual issues, e.g., in relation to printed books, e-books, audiobooks, film adaptations, foreign licenses, stage adaptations, Internet publications, newspapers, magazines, infringements of rights by third-party publications, etc.
Typical areas of advice:
- Publishing contracts
- Editor agreements
- Publishing contracts for stage productions
- Adaptations, prequels, sequels
- Acquisition of literary material for films
- License agreements, foreign licenses
- Cooperation between publishers
- Termination of contracts
- Rights clearances
- Right to quote, infringements
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and authorship
- Revocation of rights
- Moral rights (credits, integrity)
- Translator contracts
- E-book distribution
- Publication of journals
- Audiobooks
- Radio play production
- Comics, graphic novels, illustrations
- Advising legal successors and heirs of copyrights
- Collecting societies (e.g., VG Wort)
- Trademark and title protection
- Claims for injunctive relief and damages
- Representation in court
I would be glad to talk to you about your legal needs. Contact me
here.
