Press law regulates the legal framework for the creation and distribution of printed works such as newspapers, magazines, brochures and books, audio books, e-books and CD-ROM/DVD-ROM as well as certain communications from news agencies and press correspondents. From telemedia law, which is... Telemedia Act (TMG) is regulated, almost all offers on the Internet are recorded, such as search engines, web portals, social networks, email providers, web shops, online auction houses, information services, streaming and download offers, podcasts, chat rooms, dating communities and portals , but also private websites and blogs.
Media law also includes broadcasting law, which essentially governs the activities of public and private broadcasters (including television, pay TV, Internet TV, radio, Internet radio, etc.) as well as certain other providers of editorial and journalistic content, e.g Internet, recorded, and, among other things, in Broadcasting Treaty (RStV) is regulated.
Both the press (e.g. in LPG BW) and media law contain regulations on the rights and obligations of journalists and other press or broadcasting employees, Bestimmungen zum Impressum, zur Gegendarstellung, zum Datenschutz, zu kommerzieller Werbung (im Rundfunkrecht u.a. zu Product Placement, Sponsoring und Schleichwerbung). Darüber hinaus gelten die Vorschriften zur zivilrechtlichen Haftung für Veröffentlichungen (insbesondere aufgrund von
Verletzungen des Rechts am eigenen Bild und des Allgemeinen Persönlichkeitsrechts) sowie spezielle urheberrechtliche, wettbewerbsrechtliche und vertragsrechtliche und öffentlich-rechtliche Aspekte.
For media companies in a highly competitive, changing industry that is constantly producing new business models, advice that takes into account all legal, technical and economic aspects of the activity is essential. In addition to classic topics such as the clarification or acquisition of license and usage rights (e.g. in the area of Copyright and ancillary copyright law, personal rights, name and domain rights or Trademark law), advising on collaboration with other media companies, PR agencies, artist agencies or modeling agencies, advertisers, sponsors, brand agencies and product placement consultants, etc., new areas of activity such as cross-media publishing and new forms of advertising and sales are coming to the fore.
At the same time, increasing competitive pressure is leading to an ever tougher battle for market share and often to increasingly sensationalist reporting. This affects, among others, celebrities such as artists, actors, athletes and politicians, but also companies whose good reputation is threatened or has already been affected by publications.
Press and media law is also particularly relevant in the strong market sectors of the Internet and mobile telecommunications, for example for providers and users of social networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), blogs, Internet portals and other web and mobile services . Due to the rapid spread and wide reach, there is a risk that legal problems will quickly cause major damage. However, many legal questions are still unresolved, so advice must always take into account all the latest technical and legal developments.
Our expertise in press and media law
Unsere Kanzlei verfügt in den genannten Bereichen über mehrere spezialisierte Rechts- und Fachanwälte mit langjähriger Erfahrung. Our offers are aimed, among others, at broadcasting companies in the TV and radio sector and their subsidiaries, press companies, daily newspapers, magazines, book publishers as well as agencies, consulting firms, associations and clubs, companies, public figures and private individuals. Wir beraten und vertreten unsere Mandanten außergerichtlich sowie der bei Rechtsdurchsetzung vor allen Land- und Oberlandesgerichten.