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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:
- Injunctive relief
- Counterstatements and retractions
- Out-of-court warnings
- Damages
- Criminal punishment
- Petitions
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.
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