ABOUT US
The ASD|MEDIA TEAM advises you on all legal issues relating to media. Our consulting focus is on media contract and licensing law. We support you with extensive contracts in the media sector and also with topics of the future.
The competence area ASD|MEDIA is part of the commercial law firm ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN.
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SPECIALIST AREA
For several decades ASD|MEDIA has advised clients from the entertainment industry in the increasingly complex legal questions which arise in the production, funding, distribution, protection and optimisation of creative content.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PERSON TO CONTACT IN THE FIELD OF MEDIA?
OUR TEAM WILL BE PLEASED TO HELP YOU
TRACK RECORD
In this section you can find a selection of our reference projects. Do you want to know more? Feel free to contact us. We will then send you further information about our consulting services, and of course a detailed track record.
Clarification of rights for numerous film and book titles, trademarks, domains etc. (e.g. The Darkest Minds, Alita: Battle Angel, The Revenant etc.)
Support in the development of screenplay scripts, securing of exposés, treatments, scripts, contracts with publishers and authors, elaboration and negotiation of option contracts
Negotiation and conclusion of numerous dubbing studio service contracts, taking into account the mandatory use of German law (Ice Age, X-Men, Planet of the Apes etc.)
Drafting and negotiation of sponsoring and product placement contracts (Mercedes Benz, Smart, Allianz, Telekom etc.)
Drafting and negotiation of numerous TV licence agreements for large US studios with German TV stations (Pro7/Sat1, RTL Group), also taking the requirements of competition law into account
Clarification of rights for writers, publishers (Random House, Fischer Verlag etc.), record companies (Universal, Sony, 3P, BMG), composers, copyright enforcement institutions (GEMA, VG-WORT etc.), artists, bequests
Drafting and negotiation of artist contracts, e.g. with German star talents (Otto Waalkes, Nena, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Anke Engelke, Fanta 4, Hape Kerkeling, Steffen Henssler, Mark Forster, Bastian Pastewka, Uwe Ochsenknecht etc.)
TEAM
We are the ASD|MEDIA team – and at the same time we are many teams: ARNECKE SIBETH DABELSTEIN brings together more than 200 members of staff offering a wide variety of legal and tax expertise. This means that we can use our synergies at any time and offer fast and systematic support in almost all relevant areas of business and the economy.
EVENTS
Knowledge transfer, networking and sharing ideas in partnership – these three goals make our events exciting and sustainable for clients, tax advisors, lawyers, the press and other interested parties. And of course this also applies to students who hope to join a prestigious law firm.
We warmly welcome you.
NEWS
Political, social and legal: In our news section you will find articles on various topics. It is important for our lawyers always to be up to date. Just like for our clients.
New movement in online gambling mass proceedings: BGH suspends appeal proceedings
Companies and courts in Germany have been increasingly confronted with so-called “mass proceedings” in recent years. In addition to claims for damages from consumers in the so-called “diesel emissions scandal”, in the context of flight delays or “data leaks”, which have also attracted a great deal of attention beyond the legal community, the recovery of […]
A blocking order against an access provider not responsible under Sec. 8-10 TMG of Internet pages of a foreign online gambling provider is inadmissible
A blocking order against an access provider not responsible under Sec. 8-10 TMG of Internet pages of a foreign online gambling provider is inadmissible – OVG Rheinland-Pfalz, Decision of 31.01.2023 (6 B 11175/22): There is no legal basis for the blocking of websites of a foreign online gambling provider ordered against access providers if the […]
Defence strategy against the wave of litigation in online gambling
In recent years, providers of online gambling services have been confronted with an unprecedented wave of lawsuits in Germany and elsewhere. This has resulted in numerous judgments, mostly to the detriment of the gambling providers. Many companies were among those affected by this wave of lawsuits and were ordered by the courts to repay stakes […]
Contact
Contact Direct, fast and concrete: Get in touch with our ASD|MEDIA team. We will be pleased to advise you.
AWARDS
If our clients and our staff members give us top grades, we feel that this is the highest commendation that we can receive. Thank you!
