{"id":2975,"date":"2021-10-01T13:01:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T11:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/?page_id=2975"},"modified":"2021-12-07T16:03:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T15:03:51","slug":"literary-works-publishing-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/en\/expertise\/intellectual-property-law\/copyright-law\/literary-works-publishing-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Works &#038; Publishing Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2975\" class=\"elementor elementor-2975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24034a4 mb-section-medium mb-margin-bottom-75 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24034a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7338073\" data-id=\"7338073\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637b7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"637b7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bild-farbig_Literary_Works_Book_Publishing_Law-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bild-farbig_Literary_Works_Book_Publishing_Law-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bild-farbig_Literary_Works_Book_Publishing_Law-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bild-farbig_Literary_Works_Book_Publishing_Law-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bild-farbig_Literary_Works_Book_Publishing_Law-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bild-farbig_Literary_Works_Book_Publishing_Law.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cc9f3 mb-links-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29cc9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" contenteditable=\"true\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Legal Representation of Book Publishing Companies and Music Publishing Companies in legal disputes\u200b<\/h2><p><strong>ZELLER &amp; SEYFERT<\/strong>\u00a0is a German litigation law firm whose attorneys are specialized in the legal representation of\u00a0music\u00a0publishing companies and book publishing companies in legal disputes before German courts. Head of the\u00a0copyright and media law\u00a0department of our law firm is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/litigators\/dr-christian-seyfert\/\">Attorney Dr. Christian Seyfert, LL.M. (USA)<\/a>, who is a Certified Copyright &amp; Media Law Specialist as well as a Certified IP Law Specialist. Atty. Dr. Seyfert has been representing international music publishing companies, book publishing companies, book authors and music composers in Germany for many years. He is a valued expert in the enforcement of publishing rights in Germany in and out of court. He is familiar with the book and music publishing business and speaks the IP language of his clients.<\/p><h3>Typical cases of application \/ areas of publishing law in Germany:<\/h3><ul><li>Construction of publishing contracts<\/li><li>Scope of granted publishing rights<\/li><li>Termination of publishing agreements: validity of termination<\/li><li>Right to withdraw from a publishing contract because of changed circumstances<\/li><li>Right of revocation of publishing rights for non-exercise<\/li><li>Right of revocation of publishing rights for changed conviction<\/li><li>Contractual quality standards of the work (book,\u00a0musical composition, etc.)<\/li><li>Timeliness of the delivery of the agreed upon work<\/li><li>Contributions to periodic compilations in Germany<\/li><li>Bestseller paragraph according to German law<\/li><li>Rules of remuneration for authors of belletrist literary works<\/li><li>Ghost Writer Agreements (Germany)<\/li><li>Translation Agreements (Germany)<\/li><li>Editor Agreements (Germany)<\/li><li>Illustration Agreements (Germany)<\/li><li>Agreements to publish a literary works as an audio book<\/li><li>Offline and online uses of literary works (CD-ROMs, online journals, etc.)<\/li><li>Agreements on screen adaptations\u00a0of literary works<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c979f2a mb-links-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c979f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Legal Representation of Book Publishing Companies and Music Publishing Companies before the Copyright Courts and General Courts in Germany<\/h2><p><strong>ZELLER &amp; SEYFERT<\/strong>\u00a0is a German litigation law firm with experienced attorneys who specialize \u2013 amongst other things \u2013 in representing book publishing companies and\u00a0music\u00a0publishing companies before German courts. Responsible in Germany for court review of\u00a0copyright disputes\u00a0concerning book and\u00a0music\u00a0publishing rights are the specialized courts for\u00a0copyright litigation\u00a0within the general civil courts. The civil departments in the general German courts have jurisdiction for any other types of civil disputes between parties, e.g. issues of\u00a0privacy and publicity\u00a0of the authors and\u00a0music composers. Litigation in publishing law matters is our attorneys\u2019 forte. Please just\u00a0<a class=\"popup-trigger\" href=\"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/contact\/\" data-area-id=\"#divi-area-contact-24-7\">contact our attorneys<\/a>\u00a0to have a discussion about your publishing law case.<\/p><h2>Legal Representation of Book Publishing Companies and Music Publishing Companies in Summary Proceedings (Speedy Trials)<\/h2><p>In publishing law cases of particular urgency our attorneys will speedily enforce the publishing rights of your book publishing company or\u00a0music\u00a0publishing company in a summary proceeding (speedy trial) before the responsible German court. Our attorneys are familiar with the peculiarities of injunction proceedings in book and\u00a0music\u00a0publishing law disputes before German courts. Please just\u00a0<a class=\"popup-trigger\" href=\"https:\/\/zellerseyfert.com\/contact\/\" data-area-id=\"#divi-area-contact-24-7\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0to talk with us about the facts of your publishing law case in Germany.<\/p><h2>Cease and Desist Letters on behalf of Book Publishing Companies and Music Publishing Companies \u2013 Pre-Litigation Representation out of court<\/h2><p>According to German law, claimants generally have the obligation to inform the infringing party with a cease and desist letter out of court about its legal violations. This is also true for publishing law cases. Rushing to court with your publishing law claim without having tried an out of court settlement beforehand with the infringer upon your publishing rights may otherwise have the consequence of having to pay the entire court fees and attorney fees of both parties, even if your book or\u00a0music\u00a0publishing company later wins the lawsuit.<\/p><p>Our attorneys will demand from the infringing party on behalf of your book or\u00a0music\u00a0publishing company that it shall cease and desist from infringing upon your publishing rights. Our attorneys will also claim damages on behalf of your book or\u00a0music\u00a0publishing company. If the infringing party is not willing to cooperate with our attorneys, our attorneys will enforce your publishing rights before German courts.<\/p><h2>Defending Book Publishing Companies and Music Publishing Companies in Legal Matters<\/h2><p>If legal claims have been put forward against your book publishing company or\u00a0music publishing company in Germany, our attorneys will swiftly evaluate the legal situation for your publishing company. Your publishing company needs to act quickly, if it has already received documents from a German court or such documents have been served to your publishing company otherwise. In such cases a quick response by a German attorney is usually necessary to meet all pending deadlines set by the German court. Litigation is our attorneys\u2019 forte. Our attorneys will defend your publishing company proficiently before German courts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Representation of Book Publishing Companies and Music Publishing Companies in legal disputes\u200b ZELLER &amp; SEYFERT\u00a0is a German litigation law firm whose attorneys are specialized in the legal representation of\u00a0music\u00a0publishing companies and book publishing companies in legal disputes before German courts. 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