Explore our English-language guides to German and European media, AI and technology law.
Press & publication review
Publish with a clear view of reporting, privacy and reputational risk.
Reputation, defamation & crisis response
Respond to damaging allegations, unlawful reviews and online attacks.
Copyright & content clearance
Clear rights, negotiate licences and address unauthorised use.
Film, television & streaming
Structure productions, distribution and audiovisual rights.
Music, recording & licensing
Protect compositions, recordings and commercial music use.
Publishing & digital subscriptions
Manage publishing rights, subscriptions and editorial agreements.
Advertising, influencers & adtech
Launch campaigns with defensible claims and clear disclosures.
Games, esports & interactive media
Support development, monetisation and live gaming services.
AI governance & EU AI Act
Identify AI roles, obligations and operational responsibility.
AI procurement & commercial contracts
Turn model and vendor promises into workable contract terms.
AI training, copyright & data licensing
Assess training sources, reservations and output risks.
Deepfakes, synthetic media & transparency
Manage digital replicas, AI disclosures and impersonation.
Software, SaaS & licensing
Protect software rights and negotiate reliable technology delivery.
Cloud, outsourcing & digital projects
Plan service continuity, supplier accountability and exit.
Privacy, data protection & GDPR
Build lawful data use into products, contracts and operations.
Cybersecurity, NIS2 & Cyber Resilience
Prepare for incidents, product vulnerabilities and regulatory scrutiny.
Data Act, databases & commercial data
Structure data access, sharing and database exploitation.
E-commerce, digital products & accessibility
Review digital sales journeys, subscriptions and accessible services.
Platforms, DSA & content moderation
Build complaint processes and respond to platform restrictions.
Broadcasting & public media regulation
Navigate media supervision, licensing and editorial obligations.
Youth protection & age assurance
Design age-appropriate media, advertising and access controls.
Injunctions, litigation & enforcement
Protect a publication, stop infringement or defend a claim.
Digital competition & market access
Address restrictive contracts and barriers in digital markets.
Cross-border media & technology disputes
Coordinate rights, contracts and proceedings across borders.
Design protection for digital and media products
Interfaces, visual assets and product designs require separate consideration of registered and unregistered design protection, copyright and trade marks.
Online piracy & enforcement
Piracy disputes can involve copyrighted media, software, trade marks and rights in recordings.
Sponsorship & brand partnerships
Sponsorship agreements should define the promised exposure, exclusivity and permitted use of names, marks and content.
Sports rights & commercial agreements
Sports businesses combine media rights, sponsorship, events, employment and competition issues.
Multimedia projects & rights integration
An interactive production can combine software, text, images, music and video owned by different parties.
Social media & digital content
Social media activity can expose a business to copyright, advertising, personality-rights and data-protection claims.
Agency, talent & creative services
Agency contracts should identify who commissions and owns creative work, who clears rights and who can bind the client.
Live events & hybrid productions
Events require coordination of venue, performers, ticketing, safety, recording and sponsorship arrangements.
Publishing businesses & editorial operations
Publishers need consistent commissioning, clearance and distribution workflows.
Radio, audio services & communications
Radio and audio services can engage broadcasting rules, music licensing, advertising and telecommunications regulation.
Music businesses & catalogue exploitation
Music businesses need to connect repertoire ownership with distribution, accounting and commercial use.
Media sectors & business models
A broadcaster, streaming platform, agency and software supplier face different legal priorities.
Artists’ social insurance & commissioning
German artists’ social insurance can create obligations for businesses commissioning artistic or journalistic services.
Media teams, freelancers & employment
Creative businesses need clear arrangements for employees, freelancers and contributors.
Database rights & extraction
A database may qualify for copyright in its structure, a separate investment-based right, both or neither.
Image, likeness & personality rights
Use of a person’s image can engage personality rights and data protection as well as copyright in the photograph.
Art, cultural projects & rights
Art transactions combine provenance, ownership, copyright, authenticity and contractual risk.
Entertainment projects & commercial rights
Entertainment projects bring together contributors, venues, sponsors and distributors.
Photography & image licensing
Photographs may be protected even where they do not meet the threshold for a photographic work.
Film licensing & television rights
Audiovisual licences should specify territory, language, platform, exclusivity, term and release windows.
Sound recordings & neighbouring rights
Rights in a sound recording are distinct from rights in the composition and the performances.
Music contract review checklist
A useful contract review starts with the transaction: recording, publishing, distribution, management or synchronisation.
Media law in Germany & Europe
Media law brings together freedom of expression, personality rights, copyright, advertising and public regulation.