Lawyer Carl Christian Müller
Meissner & Meissner is a Berlin-based law firm specializing in copyright law. According to its own information, the law firm can look back on a history of over 130 years. In the present day, Meissner & Meissner is primarily known for photo warnings for photographers such as Stefan Kapfer, Andy Fox, Markus Rössle and image warnings for the map publisher Euro-Cities AG. In most of the warning letters from Meissner and Meissner, the affected parties are accused of using photographs without a license and failing to cite the source.
No, the photo or image warnings from Meissner & Meissner are not fake, rip-offs or fraud in the cases known to us. Although the amounts demanded by Meissner and Meissner are debatable, there is no doubt that the warnings are issued in agreement with the rights holders. To rule out any doubts as to their authenticity, a signed power of attorney from the rights holders is usually attached to the warning letters from Meissner and Meissner.
You should therefore take the warnings seriously in any case.
If you have received a warning letter from Meissner & Meissner, you should always respond to it. A warning letter is a legal letter in which you are accused of infringing copyrights or other legal provisions and usually contains a demand for injunctive relief and damages.
If you do not respond to the warning letter from Meissner & Meissner within the set deadline, this can lead to legal consequences, such as a court action or an injunction.
You should therefore always seek advice from a lawyer.
Under no circumstances should you ignore the warning letter.
If you have received a warning letter from Meissner und Meissner containing a cease-and-desist declaration, you should carefully consider whether or not to sign it.
A cease-and-desist declaration obliges you to refrain from a certain action in order to avoid an imminent infringement. If you sign the declaration, you legally undertake to refrain from the action that is the subject of the warning in the future.
However, the cease-and-desist declaration is often linked to a contractual penalty, which you will have to pay if the agreement is breached again. You should therefore always seek advice from an experienced lawyer before signing. They can help you assess the situation and decide whether or not you should sign the cease-and-desist declaration.
Submit your Meissner und Meissner warning letter using our contact form. Please describe the background to your case. We will usually get back to you on the day of the request.
We take a look at the warning letter. One of our lawyers specializing in cease-and-desist letters will then contact you and discuss the prospects of success of your case with you. The consultation is free of charge
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Immediately after the initial consultation, you will receive our order documents, with which we will once again confirm in writing what we have discussed. You can then consider at your leisure whether you want to continue with us.
Immediately after being instructed, we will take the necessary steps to successfully defend you against the warning letter. We will inform you transparently about the progress up to the final settlement of the matter.
When you receive a warning letter from the law firm Meissner & Meissner, it is important to first stay calm and read the warning letter carefully. In any case, take the warning seriously and respond within the deadline set in order to avoid further legal consequences. It is therefore advisable to contact a lawyer immediately to ensure that you take all necessary measures in good time.
Do not simply ignore a warning letter from Meissner & Meissner . Within a relatively short period of time, which is usually around one week, you must submit a cease-and-desist declaration and pay the amount demanded. If you do not respond to the warning letter, there is a risk that the law firm will take you to court.
We offer you a free initial consultation in which you benefit from our extensive experience with over 10,000 copyright warnings. Many questions can be clarified during the initial consultation. We are familiar with the procedures used by warning letters and know how to limit the damage for you.
The letters from the law firm Meissner und Meissner are always structured according to the same pattern. They always begin with the introductory sentences reproduced in the image, followed by the name of the alleged copyright infringement.</p
In a warning letter from Meissner und Meissner, the following claims are also asserted:
1. injunctive relief in connection with the demand to submit a cease-and-desist declaration
2. claim for damages
3. claim for information
4. reimbursement of legal fees
Submit your Meissner und Meissner warning letter using our contact form. Please describe the background to your case. We will usually get back to you on the day of the request.
We take a look at the warning letter. One of our lawyers specializing in cease-and-desist letters will then contact you and discuss the prospects of success of your case with you. The consultation is free of charge
.
Immediately after the initial consultation, you will receive our order documents, with which we will once again confirm in writing what we have discussed. You can then consider at your leisure whether you want to continue with us.
Immediately after being instructed, we will take the necessary steps to successfully defend you against the warning letter. We will inform you transparently about the progress up to the final settlement of the matter.
Rechtsanwalt Carl Christian Müller, LL.M. Fachanwalt für Urheber- und Medienrecht
The claims asserted by Meissner & Meissner include the claim for injunctive relief, claims for damages and information, as well as the assertion of attorney's fees.
If a photograph is used without permission or the photographer is not named as the author, the rights holder can demand an injunction. The photographer has the right to demand a cease-and-desist declaration due to a lack of copyright identification. In order to satisfy the cease-and-desist claim, a cease-and-desist declaration with penalty clause must be submitted.</p
Despite this, we advise warned parties not to sign the cease-and-desist declaration sent by Meissner & Meissner without prior review. A cease-and-desist declaration is a contract and the claim is not always justified. If you sign a pre-prepared cease-and-desist declaration without prior review, you are bound by the content of the contract for life.
In copyright law, a right to information refers to the right of the author or rights holder to request information from a person or institution about who has reproduced, distributed or made publicly available a particular work. This right enables the author or rights holder to obtain information about the use of their work and, if necessary, to assert claims for damages.</p
The right to information can relate, for example, to the name and address of the infringer, the extent of use and the period of time during which the work was used. The rights holder can assert this claim against the infringer themselves or against a third party who was involved in the infringement in any way.
In addition, you should compensate the damage incurred for the use of a photograph without a license. To this end, Meissner und Meissner asserts a claim for damages, the amount of which is calculated on the basis of the so-called license analogy. In addition, the law firm already points out in the first letter that a 100% surcharge is to be paid if the author is not named.
Meissner and Meissner are also demanding reimbursement of the legal fees incurred by the rights holders in instructing the lawyers. The legal fees are generally made up of the value of the matter in dispute and the business fee. In one case known to us, for example, the object value was EUR 7,500.00. With a 1.3 business fee plus postal and telecommunications flat rate, total legal costs of EUR 612.80 were claimed.
Lawyer and specialist lawyer for copyright and media law Carl Christian Müller has been admitted to the bar since 2002 and has years of experience in the defense of Meissner and Meissner warnings.
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