Hanno Fierdag

Prof. Dr. Hanno Fierdag has been a solicitor since 1997, specialising in copyright and publishing law, initially at the Berlin office of the law firm Kornmeier Schardt und Schulz. From 2002 to 2013, he was head of the legal department at MAGIX AG. In 2004, Prof. Dr. Fierdag founded his own law firm and joined SWS Scheuermann Westerhoff Strittmatter Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB as a partner in 2019. Since 2014, he has also been an honorary professor at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. In addition to his legal training, he also studied musicology. His publications include ‘Die Aleatorik in der Kunst und das Urheberrecht’ (Aleatoric Art and Copyright Law), Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2005 (dissertation), ‘Label- und Vertriebsverträge’ (Label and Distribution Agreements) with Prof. Asterix Westphal in Moser/Scheuermann/Drücke, Handbuch der Musikwirtschaft (Handbook of the Music Industry), 7th edition, C.H. Beck, 2018, and ‘Musikverlagsverträge’ (Music Publishing Contracts) with Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski in Loewenheim, Handbuch des Urheberrechts (Handbook of Copyright Law), 3rd edition, C.H. Beck, 2021.