Lochmann, René  Die Einräumung von Fernsehübertragungsrechten an Sportveranstaltungen. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Einräumung von Nutzungs- und Verwertungsrechten im System des Privatrechts
2005. XIX, 342 pages. GEuWR 2

ISBN 978-3-16-148701-9
sewn paper € 54.00

René Lochmann

Die Einräumung von Fernsehübertragungsrechten an Sportveranstaltungen

Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Einräumung von Nutzungs- und Verwertungsrechten im System des Privatrechts

[The Licensing of Television Broadcasting Rights for Sporting Events.A Contribution to the Granting of Licenses and Exploitation Rights in the Private Law System]

Published in German.

René Lochmann examines the licensing of television broadcasting rights for sporting events. Although the German legal system does not recognize such rights, they are regularly traded and sold for enormous prices. After an evaluation of the current status, the author gives a general overview of how licenses can be granted. Following these conclusions he takes a new approach on the issue how the German legal system actually protects television broadcasting rights. In the author’s view, such rights are based on a basic principle of the German unfair competition law that large investments deserve protection. This legal position allows not only the protection of television broadcasting rights but also the granting of licenses and the transferral of rights to third parties.

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