Specialist lawyer for copyright and media law
The specialist lawyer for copyright and media law was introduced by the constitutional assembly of the Federal Bar Association (BRAK). Lawyers can acquire this title if they can prove relevant specialist knowledge in accordance with Section 14j of the Specialist Lawyers Act (FAO) (usually by successfully completing a so-called specialist lawyer course) and a minimum number of cases actually processed in accordance with Section 5 (1) (q) FAO can. This minimum number of cases is 80 for a lawyer specializing in copyright and media law, with at least 20 of these cases also being subject to judicial proceedings. Furthermore, of the 80 cases, at least 5 each must relate to the areas specified in § 14j No. 1 to 3 FAO.
According to § 14j of the Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO) special knowledge in copyright and media law in the following areas must be proven:
- 1. copyright , including the right of collecting societies ( CRMs ), neighboring rights , copyrights, contract law, international copyright treaties,
- 2. Publishing law including music publishing law,
- 3. Right of public verbal and picture reporting ( press law ),
- 4. Broadcasting law ,
- 5. Competition law and advertising law references to copyright and media law, title protection ,
- 6. Basics of media services, teleservices and telecommunications law , the law of entertainment and cultural events and the law of German and European cultural funding ,
- 7. Procedural law and special features of procedural law .
statistics
As of January 1, 2018, 381 specialist lawyers were admitted in Germany.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Bar Association , Statistics (PDF; 146 kB)
