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Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (Handbook of Commercial Criminal Law – HWSt) with contributions from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners.

12. January 2012/in Publications Copyright, Patent Valuation, Patents and Utility Models

The revised and expanded third edition of the renowned “Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht“ or Handbook of Commercial Criminal Law – HWSt) edited by Prof. Dr. Hans Achenbach and Prof. Dr. Andreas Ransiek is now available through C.F. Müller Publishers, Heidelberg. The chapters on copyright law and patent law are written in full by lawyers from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. The chapter on copyright criminal law was written by Prof. Dr. Axel Nordemann. Malte Nentwig substantially revised the chapter covering “Patent and Utility Model Law”. Dr. Florian Schwab is responsible for the chapter “Countering Product Piracy”. All authors were involved in the production of the previous editions of the handbook. The handbook offers a compact representation of the most important areas of commercial criminal law in 1762 pages and focuses on the explanation of aspects relevant to practice. Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (Handbook of Commercial Criminal Law). Series: Recht in der Praxis (Law in Practice). C. F. Müller, Heidelberg, 2012. ISBN 978-3-8114-3721-0.

Guide: “Copyright in the Information Society” – with contribution from Dr Martin Schaefer.

18. October 2011/in Publications Copyright

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Martin Schaefer contributes the chapter on Germany in the recently published manual “Copyright in the Information Society: A Guide to National Implementation of the European Directive“. The manual explains the current state of implementation of the Copyright Directive 2011/29/EC in the various member states of the European Union. The book, by Edgar Elgar Publishing, was published by Brigitte Lindner and Ted Shapiro. The Guide can be purchased online for USD 235 from the publisher. ISBN 978 1 84980 010 5, 2011, 648 pages.

Dr Martin Schaefer in “50 years GVL”.

18. October 2011/in Publications Copyright

In autumn 2009, a symposium was held at the Institute for the Protection of Industrial Property Rights and Copyright of the Humboldt University, Berlin, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten (GVL), the collective body representing secondary exploitation rights of artists and manufacturers. The contributions made there have now been revised and updated in the publication “50 years of GVP – 50 years of collective assertion of copyright”, published by Tilo von Gerlach and Guide Evers. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Martin Schaefer is represented in the publication with his contribution “Sound Recordings and the GVL”. The work is published by Gruyter Verlag and can be ordered from this link.
ISBN 978-3-11-024887-6.

Dr Martin Schaefer explains the dispute GEMA vs. YouTube in “musikmarkt”.

9. September 2011/in Publications Copyright

In edition 35/2011 of the specialist magazine “musikmarkt”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Martin Schaefer explains the background to the continued dispute between GEMA and YouTube and proposes a number of options for its resolution. Both parties have been unable to agree upon an appropriate payment model as yet. As a result, numerous well-known videoclips cannot by accessed on YouTube. The dispute concerns, inter alia, how to measure the value of music. “GEMA views YouTube as a download service and wants to apply the same tariffs as are applied to iTunes,” Dr M Schaefer explains. “YouTube, however, views itself as a broadcaster. This is a huge difference,” the music law expert goes on. That there is a possibility for agreement is seen from the contracts agreed by YouTube with record labels with or without GEMA sister companies. The full article “Much Ado About Nothing?” can be found at.

Dr. Martin Schaefer discusses “Netzsperre” or Internet blocking in “musikmarkt” magazine.

15. April 2011/in Publications Copyright

In volume 15/2011 of the music magazine “musikmarkt” BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Martin Schaefer comments on a key problem for the music industry. Despite increasing legal online music sales, the overall problem is still not solved. In the case of unpermitted music offers which cannot be suppressed at the source, other methods must be employed to ensure they cannot be used, and this with the help of Internet access providers too. To what degree providers can be requested and obliged to help in such suppression is part of the discussion. It is technically feasible in several different ways. Within the scope of the debate about possibilities for cooperation by providers, the term “Netzsperre” or Internet blocking creates confusion with its continuing lack of precise definition. It can refer to the locking of individual user accounts through to blocking of entire domains. One thing is sure however according to Dr. Schaefer: “The political course set regarding the fundamental obligations of providers to participate in the prevention of legal infringements when they have ‘nothing to do with’ these infringements will be a decisive element in the further development of the content industries.