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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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Company law

Company Law When founding a start-up, one of the first questions is which legal form the founders choose for their company. A GbR, for example, comes into question if

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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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Contact

Contact Philipp Beck Attorney at Law / Specialist Attorney for Copyright and Media Law Red Str. 14 D-24937 Flensburg Phone: +49 (0)461 31551 632 Fax: +49 (0)461 999 355

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Copyright and media law

Copyright and media law Copyright protects the intellectual property of authors from an ideal and material point of view. This is done through the Copyright Act, which protects the

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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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Home

Welcome to the office of attorney Philipp Beck Practicing as a lawyer since 2006 Specialist attorney for copyright and media law Master of Business Administration (MBA) View profile Services

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Imprint

Imprint — TRANSLATION PENDING — Angaben nach § 5 TMG Philipp Beck Rechtsanwalt / Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht Rote Str. 14 D-24937 Flensburg Tel.: +49 (0)461 31551 632

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Künstlersozialkasse

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

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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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Privacy policy

Privacy policy — TRANSLATION PENDING — A.) Verantwortliche Person:  Betreiber dieser Webseite und somit verantwortliche Person für die Erhebung, Verarbeitung und Nutzung von personenbezogenen Daten im Sinne der Datenschutzgrundverordnung

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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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Profile

Profile About the person In 2006, I set up my own law firm in Berlin. In 2017, I moved with my family to Flensburg, which has more to offer

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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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Services

Services Services in copyright and media law Advice and representation in copyright infringement cases Review and drafting of contracts, e.g: Publishing contract Management contract Producer contract Model release contract

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