Industries
Media, Music, Entertainment, Culture, Publishing
“Ambitious team, deep understanding of the games industry.”
JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms 2018/2019, 2017/2018 and 2016/2017
Our Media Law Team is made up of 17 lawyers spread across various offices. We are experienced, expeditious, thorough and enthusiastic about our work. We offer you both, the know-how of the major commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT and individual service. We provide you with support for large projects, and are also there for you when you have smaller problems or questions. We can give you brief advice on the telephone or a comprehensive legal opinion – most importantly, we will give you exactly what you need.
“In the Media segment, Beiten Burkhardt combines ‘excellent industry knowledge’ with ‘practical advice’ and ‘produces solutions that recognise the legal aspects just as much as the commercial ones’. The firm is well known in the media industry, particularly for its strength in the gaming sector, and its highly regarded team lead by Andreas Lober advises online, video, mobile and computer game providers on all issues of relevance to the industry.”
(Legal 500 Germany 2017)
First Place in “Media Law” Ranking (together with three competitors)
(Kanzleimonitor.de 2014/2015)
Azur ranks our media law team among the “Most reputable advisors for the games industry” and the “Top employers in the games sector”
(JUVE Career magazine for young lawyers, Issue 02/2014)
TOP commercial law firm in 2014 for the media and press sector
(Focus Special 2014)
Media law
We provide comprehensive advice to our clients on all elements of media law. While we advise publishers, broadcasters (radio and television), companies with websites and/or online shops and games providers, we also advise companies from other sectors on the protection of their information, content, business secrets and reputation. Our extensive experience and the fact that our media law team is strongly networked with our teams from other areas of law enable us to assist our clients with the legal protection of their business models.
Press law
Our expertise covers press law, including the general right of personality. We advise our clients on all legal issues related to the publication of media products:
- Freedom of expression
- Law of print and visual reporting
- Freedom of speech
- Right of reply
- Information notices under press law
- Right to personality
- Advising on the unauthorised use of images
- Providing comprehensive advice to publishing houses
- Defence against negative media campaigns
- Legal support with respect to imminent damage to reputation
- Advising on for-sale publications
- Imprint obligations for printed materials
- Merger control in the press sector
Broadcasting, film and multi-media law
Our expertise also allows us to advise on broadcasting, film and multi-media law for our clients in these industries. This includes negotiating with authorities and other institutions from the media sector on behalf of our clients.
- Licensing of radio and television stations
- Advising on distribution via cable, internet protocol and satellite
- Pay TV, on-demand services and over-the-top content (OTT)
- Advising on the procurement and marketing of ad time
- Advising on the marketing of online advertising space
- Entertainment, music, sport and cultural events
- German and European law on the support and promotion of culture
- Advising on television and film projects
- Film rights database, film inventories and individual film rights
- Advising on copyright remuneration
- Media authorities of the Laender and their supervision
- Advising on the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty (RStV)
- German Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights (GEMA)
Law of new media
Our legal expertise also extends to new media and the internet. Our highly specialised teams are always up-to-date with the latest developments in this fast-moving area of media law and can swiftly offer our clients practical solutions.
- Providing comprehensive legal advice on e-commerce
- Editorial telemedia, blogs, internet communities
- Licensing agreements for new media and mobile entertainment
- PC, video, online and mobile games, e-gaming and in-game advertising
- Providing advice on advertising, sponsoring, testimonials and merchandising
- Content marketing, product placement, branded entertainment, influencer marketing
- Advising on liability for own content and third party content in digital media
- User-generated content, notice and take down proceedings and hate speech law
- Corporate presence in social networks
- Rights of use for social media platforms
- Defending image rights in the internet
- Providing advice in relation to competitions and gambling
- State Treaty on Gambling and lottery legislation
Intellectual property
We protect the intellectual property, licences and rights of use, as well as the business activities of our media industry clients. We have a strong track record, established over many years of providing comprehensive advice and representing clients in and out of court in intellectual property, copyright and unfair competition matters.
- Purchase, sale and licencing of newspaper and magazine titles
- Licencing of radio and television stations
- Sale and acquisition of companies; media for equity, start-ups
- Notification and maintenance of publisher-specific trademark rights
- Press distribution law and copyrights
- Advising authors and photographers
- Drafting publishing and sub-publishing agreements
- Law of collection societies
- Combatting piracy and online monitoring
- Registering, monitoring and researching domain names
- Protection against counterfeited goods under the law of unfair competition
- Protection of business secrets and know-how
Data protection law
Our know-how in data protection law for both print and online media is of note. We advise on the entire bandwidth of this area of law, especially as it affects our clients in the media sector. In addition, we are familiar with the various requirements of the law on the protection of minors, despite the fact that they are spread over numerous statutory provisions.
- Implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Designing digital business models in line with data protection rules
- Data protection in e-commerce, mobile commerce and digital marketing
- Data protection with respect to advertising in a digital environment and targeted advertising
- Customer relationship management systems and customer loyalty programmes
- Distributed ledger technology, blockchain and the internet of things
- Data protection with respect to crowdfunding and electronic payment transactions
- International data transfer in the media sector
- Data protection in the case of big data and artificial intelligence
- The protection of minors in the media
Russia
In this strictly regulated sector, we have assisted publishing houses, internet operators, news agencies, and radio and TV broadcasting companies for more than 15 years. To this end, we have combined our experience in intellectual property with our expertise in information technology to advise on all regulatory and day-to-day business issues, e.g. on the formation of media companies, the grant of access to and use of content or on the requirements for websites, advertising, or data protection.
At a glance:
- Establishing media companies, including assessing proposed activities
- Compliance with copyright and similar rights
- Regulatory provisions on the activities of mass media
- Assessing the compliance of advertising, advertising measures and materials
- Assessing websites and other content made available on the web
- Data protection (protection of personal data and other confidential information)
- Representation in disputes regarding the infringement of copyright and similar rights or the protection of business reputation, and on standing
China
We provide comprehensive advice on your projects in the media industry in China. You can rely on our profound track record of industry expertise in both Europe and China.
Foreign direct investment projects form a particular focus of our work. Our specialists have in-depth knowledge of the typical requirements in these industries, whether corporate law, the protection of intellectual property or licencing matters.
At a glance:
- National and international distribution and licensing agreements
- Protection of intellectual property, encryption, data security
- Internet entertainment and online gaming
- Establishing and restructuring companies
- Licensing agreements
Contacts
Experts
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Angelica von der Decken Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law, Professional Certified Coach Partner |
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Tanja Hogh Holub Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law Partner |
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Christina Kamppeter Lawyer, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Labour Law Partner |
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Dr Kathrin Kentner Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Labour Law Partner |
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Susanne Klein Lawyer, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law Partner |
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Dr Stephen Lampert Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Administrative Law Partner |
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Dr Wolfgang Lipinski Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Labour Law Partner |
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Dr Andreas Lober Lawyer Partner
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Dr Christopher Melms Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Labour Law Partner |
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Insa Cornelia Müller Lawyer Partner |
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Dr Alexandra Puff Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law Partner |
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Dr Sarah Reinhardt-Kasperek Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Labour Law Partner |
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Dr Matthias Schote Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Copyright and Media Law Partner |
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Dr Fedor Seifert Lawyer, Notary ret., Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law Partner |
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Dr Axel von Walter Lawyer, Licensed Specialist for Copyright and Media Law, Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law Partner
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Mathias Zimmer-Goertz Lawyer Partner |
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