Digital & analog, IT law, copyright, e-commerce

Legal certainty: Designing IT projects

IT projects and their implementation require a high degree of flexibility and innovative spirit from everyone involved. This is because companies are often entering new technical and legal territory. This requires inventiveness and creativity in order to achieve optimum results.

We are convinced that, in addition to the technical aspects, the legal structure of IT projects is crucial to their success. It is important to sound out the legal scope and assess the risks and opportunities of various design options and then implement them in a way that is appropriate to the situation. As a rule, this is done on a legally uncertain basis, as there are only very rarely any rulings on the decisive issues. Innovative technical solutions can only be implemented in a legally meaningful way if the legal advisors understand the technology and are therefore able to ask the right questions and recognize risks.

We see ourselves as partners to our clients in the legal implementation and structuring of IT projects. We are lawyers specializing in information technology law, copyright and media law as well as intellectual property law with our historical headquarters in Reutlingen. Our approach is based on synergy: we offer both technical knowledge and the necessary expertise and are accustomed to developing creative solutions for innovative projects. We can therefore bring the factual level and the legal level into optimal congruence.

Currently, 20 % of companies generate 80 % of total market turnover. This is only possible because these companies have aligned their business approach in such a way that the legal framework conditions are optimally utilized. Examples include Facebook (with regard to data protection law), YouTube (with regard to liability on the Internet for third parties) and Apple (with regard to e-commerce law).

Software projects

In our experience, most problems between contractual partners in software projects result from the fact that the parties involved attribute different meanings to the terms used and misunderstandings arise. This can result in the project ultimately failing and expensive legal disputes.

As lawyers, we are used to asking exactly what is meant and we can therefore advise you in advance on contractual arrangements that set out the desired result in clear provisions. Thanks to our experience in court, we know the points at which disputes often arise and can avoid them. This saves time, money and nerves and therefore makes a decisive contribution to uncovering any differences of opinion between the parties involved at the very beginning of a project and finding sensible solutions.

The law of the media industry and creative people

Copyright law primarily protects creative professionals and their intellectual property. However, the requirements for the protection of creative services are often not precisely known to those involved. The exploitation of the work is regularly carried out by various companies in the media industry. On the Internet, it is also easy to forget that adopting the ideas and designs of others can infringe their rights.

We can help you in all these cases. We advise companies and individuals from the following sectors

• Publishers

• New media

• press

• advertising

• Design

We can help you with the drafting of contracts, in the event of infringement of your rights to a layout or design and in responding to warnings, e.g. due to copyright infringements.

We also regularly advise in the area of press law, both in the traditional areas such as newspapers and radio and in new media such as social media platforms.