GERMAN COPYRIGHT LAW FIRM
German copyright law features a number of peculiar principles. Despite the EU’s legal framework for copyright in some areas. For instance, the copyright as such cannot be transferred. And, as opposed to many other jurisdictions, a registration is no condition for copyright protection. Besides classic media such as music, publishing and art, technical related results like software or video games can enjoy copyright protection. Hence, clearance is vital before you use creations by third parties. And, vice versa, you should defend your copyrights against infringement.
Specialist lawyer Dr. Waltemathe has more than 20 years experience in copyright disputes, including litigation, as well as in exploiting copyrights by licensing agreements and the like. Given the importance of online content and software assets in a digital world, copyright protection and commercialisation is today more important for your business than ever. And so is experienced and specialised copyright advice and enforcement, respectively.
The law firm specialises in the copyright sector in particular in the following areas of law that are, at least to a large extent, are governed by the German Copyright Act: