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Entertainment Law: Privacy & Publicity

False Media Reports (Right to a Counterstatement)

False and defamatory media reports which target public figures and celebrities are some of the worst kinds of infringements upon a person's dignity and reputation. In order to enforce your right to a counterstatement, to erase the unfairness that you have experienced and to prevent that the negative message of an article settles in the public opinion, we will act promptly and vigilantly.

The German, European, and US laws contain a bundle of remedies that will enable you to efficiently and instantaneously defend yourself against defamations. WINHELLER Attorneys at Law help you enforce the following rights and remedies for you:

In order to further help you rescue your reputation, we use a number of online platforms to publish your counterstatement. This form of defense publication gives you the opportunity to announce future legal actions and to report about recent successes in court.

Appropriation of Name or Likeness (Right of Publicity)

The German and US courts regularly grant considerable amounts of damages to celebrities whose names or likenesses have been commercially appropriated by the media. The media is only allowed to exploit your identity (name or likeness) if you have given prior consent to an otherwise unjustified commercial use. Such consent has to be paid for by the media publishers. We will support you on a national and international level to enforce your claims for injunctive and monetary relief in and out of court.

Intrusion upon Plaintiff's Privacy

Celebrities and public figures are often confronted with intolerable invasions of their privacy by the media. Examples of such invasions are the unwanted photographing by paparazzi, the illegal spying out of private data or facts, or the public disclosure of private facts. We advise you on what remedies currently exist and under what circumstances you can successfully defend yourself against invasions of your privacy.

Stalking

Recent reforms in German law led to significant improvements in the protection of stalking victims. We will help you in your fight against stalkers before the civil and criminal courts.