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Dr. Lorenz Haidinger focuses on the intersection of digital business models and law. With a deep understanding of the dynamics of digital markets, he develops effective strategies for national and international clients to deal with the legal challenges of digital business models and to strategically negotiate and arrange licensing models. Dr. Lorenz Haidinger advises in particular on the licensing of content to digital platforms – for example, for music use – and on the enforcement of rights against digital platforms.
Dr. Lorenz Haidinger also supports his clients in the legally compliant preparation and negotiation of complex IT and software agreements, particularly for digital platforms, data-driven business models, and cloud-based systems. Further, he assists companies in the practical implementation of regulatory requirements in the field of IT, in particular regarding data protection and artificial intelligence, combining legal solutions with technical challenges.
In addition, Dr. Lorenz Haidinger regularly advises on collective rights management, such as licensing through collecting societies, and on media regulation, in particular on the intersection of platform regulation, copyright, and regulatory requirements for audiovisual content.
Studied in Munich (Germany) and Uppsala (Sweden). PhD at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt on the topic of “Online Music Licensing in the European Union and the United States”. Lawyer at LAUSEN since 2018.
When copyrights are infringed on the internet, collecting damages is often a lengthy process. This is because, unlike analogue infringements, infringements on the internet are not limited to a local area but take place “worldwide”. An international music publisher has now attempted (so far unsuccessfully) to collect “worldwide damages” for unlicensed use of a composition …
Rather inconspicuously, the Berlin Administrative Court issued a decision shortly before Christmas (see decision of 17 December 2024, ref. 32 L 221/24): Spotify does not have to implement the transparency requirements under Section 93 of the Interstate Media Treaty (MStV) for the time being. So far so unspectacular, you might think, unless you are Spotify …
