Publishing and new media law

Publishers have the difficult task of marketing the services of creative professionals economically. In doing so, publishers often have to provide considerable pre-financing and take risks of their own. At the same time, other parties want to participate in the success - if such success is achieved. In order to keep the risks of the publishing house manageable, one of the most important measures alongside the choice of contractual partner is the drafting of the contract.

In the traditional publishing sectors, many publishers have extensive expertise in contract design and many years of experience in determining which contractual arrangements are best suited to their own portfolio. In the new media, however, completely different rules often apply than in the traditional publishing sector. On the Internet, publishers are often even expected to offer services completely free of charge. In such constellations, remuneration is generated in completely different ways, for example through advertising. This must be taken into account in the drafting of contracts, and indeed already in the drafting of contracts with the creatives whose services are marketed by the publisher.

We are therefore particularly active in the following areas:

• Publishing contracts for classic books

• Publishing contracts for e-books

• Advice on the publication of e-books (e.g. via Amazon)

• Publishing contract

• Author contract

• Order contract

• Agency contract

• Option contract

• Translator contract

• Advice on corporate law

• Tax law optimization