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Dealing with Collection Societies

Abstract

Copyright questions are daily bread and butter routine for many in-house counsels. Regardless of whether the field of business of a company is related to copyright and media or not, for example the web presence, internal and external press review and advertising activities already keep most counsels in constant touch with that field of work. However, as daily copyright routine is mostly focused on doing licensing contracts, the possibility of financial claims by Collection Societies is often overseen. The legal environment of Collection Societies is essentially different from 'normal' copyright law. Set out below are some of the more notable differences and corresponding strategies for dealing successfully with Collection Societies, based on the authors past experiences with (mainly) European and (to some extend) US Collection Societies.

Author

Johannes Ulbricht
In-House Counsel, Exit Games Gmbh, Germany

Dr. Johannes Ulbricht Michow Rechtsanwälte Lenhartzstr. 15 20249 Hamburg Tel. 0174 320 5 321 ulbricht@michow-rechtsanwaelte.de · Lawyer, born 1970 in Munich · Studied law and cultural management in Hamburg · Became legal advisor of German federal organisation of live entertainment industry in 2002 and became partner in German Media Law firm Michow Rechtsanwälte · Became legal advisor of German E-Sport association (www.e-sb.de) in 2005. · Made legal experties like i. e. one for Hewlett-Packard about the legality of the German copyright lewies on printers and CD-burners · Represents as lawyer continously concert promoters, music managers, international artists as well as several companies from the digital music industry like i. e. ring-tone portals · Represents several Games Developers and Publishers · Represents several companies from the mobile gaming industry like Infospace and Sofatronic. · Works as Part-Time Inhouse Legal Counsel for Exit Games. Exit Games is a software provider for mobile entertainment platforms. The core product Exit Games Neutron is the leading mobile multiplayer solution, connecting mobile operators and users worldwide. Clients and partners include THQ Wireless, Ifone, SkyZone, UIEvolution, Fremantle Media, Verizon, Cingular, Sprint, Softbank, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Qualcomm, Sony Ericsson, Siemens. Publikations of Dr. Johannes Ulbricht Tücken im Schutz für Kopierschutz - gibt es einen Wertungswiderspruch zwischen § 95 a UrhG und dem materiellen Urheberrecht? Article in German legal magazine "Computer und Recht" (Computer and Law) 9/2004, S. 674 "Digital Rights Management and the Future of Collective Licensing", Article in "Music Unleashed: Legal Implications of Mobile Music Distribution", International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) Report 2003. "Business, Technology and Law - Interrelations of three Scientific Perspectives on DRM" Aufsatz in Buhse / Günnewig, "Digital Rights Management - Technological, Economic, Legal and Political Aspects", Springer Verlag, 2003. "Digital Rights Management - Ökonomische, technische und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für Musik im digitalen Raum", in: Handbuch der Musikwirtschaft, 6. Neuauflage, Josef Keller Verlag, 2003. Nachhaltigkeit im Urheberrecht - eine Voraussetzung für den ästhetischen und ökonomischen Erfolg von Kunst und Kultur im Internet, in: Bendixen/Laaser, "Geld und Kunst, wer braucht wen?", 2000 Kulturmanagement im Internet - Der Aufbau virtueller Gemeinschaften, in: Handbuch Kulturmanagement, Loseblattsammlung 2000 Rechtliche Aspekte von Extended Links und Smart Tags, Article co-published with Dr. Holger Meuss, Assistent in the faculty of Information Science of the University Munich, published in "Computer und Recht", 3/02 Urheberrechtliche Bindungen in Projektverträgen und Entwicklungsverträgen bei Unterhaltungssoftware, in: "Computer und Recht", 5/02 Der Handyklingelton – das Ende der Verwertungsgesellschaften?, in: „Computer und Recht“, 7/06

Company

Exit Games Gmbh

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