Lausen Rechtsanwälte fields a diverse team and regularly advises on issues at the interface between media law, data protection, IP, competition and corporate law. The practice is well versed in copyright and contract dispute resolution and frequently acts in related model procedings. In addition to project-related contract and advertising topics in the film, television and music industries, the team also focuses on matters pertaining to new technologies such as AI and NFTs; practice head and copyright expert Matthias Lausen is a key contact here. Kerstin Bäcker, whose expertise encompasses music and IT law, and the licensing law expert Ursula Feinor-Schmidt increasingly advise on the development of digital platforms. Associate Marco Jung primarily focuses on the theater sector.
Testimonials
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'Lausen is at the forefront of new technological developments and has enormous AI expertise that will determine the future for us.'
'Kerstin Bäcker impresses with her extremely high level of professionalism and speed in which she presents the most complex issues in an understandable manner and with concrete recommendations for action.'
Key clients
- Constantin Film AG
- Creatokia
Work highlights
- Advising Creatokia on the development and market entry of the NFT platform creatokia; also drafting cooperation and licensing agreements and drafting terms and conditions.
- Successful representation of Elsevier, among others, on the plaintiff's side in a case against Cyando before the Federal Court of Justice, which concerns whether platform operators who set up a system that provides incentives to upload attractive original content and thereby cause millions of legal violations for the commercial benefit of the centrally organizing platform, for which legal violations occur can be held directly liable.