Lexicon

ancillary copyright

Performers have a so-called “ancillary copyright” when they perform, play or otherwise present a copyright work. This is regulated by law in §§ 73 ff. UrhG. In music, the

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Author contract

1. Introduction The first time you hold an author’s contract (also called a publishing contract) in your hands (or rather, these days, look at it on your PC), you

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Booking Contract

With a booking contract (also called an agency contract), the artist entrusts an artist or concert agency (also called a “booker”) with the arrangement of performances. Here, too, you

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Composer

The composer creates a song melody and is the creator of the work under Section 7 UrhG.

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distribution contract

1.) Introduction Nowadays, it is quite easy for artists to distribute their music commercially via the internet. There are a number of providers who specialise in online distribution for

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event visitor contract

1.) Subject matter of the event visitor contract In the case of an event visitor contract, the organiser undertakes to provide the event and the visitor undertakes to pay

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Film score music agreement

In the case of a film score music agreement, a distinction must first be made as to whether a film composer is to be commissioned specifically to create the

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GEMA

GEMA stands for Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights). It was founded in 1933, the head offices are in Berlin

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German copyright law

In the following, German copyright law will be briefly explained using the example of music. 1.) Author According to Section 7 UrhG, the author is the creator of the

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GVL

GVL stands for Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten. It was founded in 1959 and has its headquarters in Berlin.

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Künstlersozialkasse

KSK stands for Künstlersozialkasse. It was founded in 1982 and has its headquarters in Wilhelmshaven. 1) Activity / Financing The KSK pays half of the social security contributions (pension,

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Licence Agreement

1.) Introduction In a licence agreement often not only the exploitation rights to the recordings are transferred. Rather, the artist often grants the exploiters his merchandising rights, trademark rights

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Licence rights

Licence rights are the subject of licence agreements if exploitation rights are granted, e.g. to intellectual property. However, trademark rights or design rights can also be the subject of

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Live Performance Contract

1.) Introduction Especially in the live area, many performances are only agreed upon verbally and no written concert contract is concluded; there is nothing wrong with this at first.

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location contract

The location contract is a rental contract between the organiser and the lessor of the location. The organiser is the party that bears the economic risk of the event.

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management contract

1.) Subject The real management contract regulates the cooperation between artist and manager on a conceptual level, i.e. the career- and image-building work. Mostly, however, the contracts also contain

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Photography and the law

The following explanations are intended to provide a brief overview of Photography and the law, although no claim is made to completeness. Whether claims exist or a right is

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producer contract

The producer contract is very similar to the licence contract of recordings in many respects. The producer does nothing other than also produce a tape and transfer the rights

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publishing agreement

1.) Introduction The publishing agreement is concluded between the author and the publisher. In it, the author transfers to the publisher the exploitation rights exclusively to his or her

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software development contract

1. Definition of software contract In a software development contract, the programme is adapted to the needs of the user (production of a “work”). This also includes the conversion

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Software licence Contract

1. Standard Software Contract / Software licence Contract In the software licence contract, the subject matter of the contract is the licence of the software. Maintenance is usually agreed

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software maintenance contract

1. Subject matter of the contract The subject matter of the software maintenance contract (or “software maintenance contract”) is the maintenance/restoration of the operational readiness of the software, updating,

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Trademark law

1. What is a protectable trade mark? According to Section 1 MarkenG (Trade Mark Act), trade marks, business designations and indications of source are eligible for protection.   2.

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