Imprint of an online magazine
December 1, 2009 | 30,00 EUR | answered by Dr. Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello,
My wife will soon be releasing an online newspaper in pdf format for download. Subscribers will be informed by email when a new issue is released. To protect our personal assets from the consequences of lawsuits or legal actions, she is doing this within the framework of our limited liability company.
Please review the following imprint to ensure that the information is complete and in the correct place.
The company is "tunstudio.net UG (limited liability)", my wife, who creates the articles and layout, is named Ines Jaeger and I am the managing director of the UG, Peter Jaeger. The newspaper is called "TuNmagazin".
Here is the draft:
Publisher:
tunstudio.net UG (limited liability)
Fichtenstr. 3
85570 Ottenhofen
represented by:
Mr. Peter Jaeger
Contact:
Phone: 08121/888 01 31
Fax: 03212/100 25 31
Email: post@tunstudio.net
www.tunstudio.net
Register entry:
Entry in the commercial register.
Register court: District Court of Munich
Register number: HRB 182177
VAT identification number (Ust-ID-Nr.):
DE267597486
Responsible editor TunMagazin (v.i.S.d.P.):
Ines Jaeger (address as above)
(Member of the German Association of Press Journalists)
www.tunmagazin.net
post@tunmagazin.net (for correspondence/guest contributions)
Image sources:
PIXELIO: p.3 ©Sigrid Rossmann, p.6 ©Huber, p.7 ©Sigrid Rossmann, p.7 ©Stephanie Hofschlaeger, p.8 ©Uta Herbert, p.8 ©Rainer Sturm, p.9 ©U. Herbert, p.10 ©Verlagsgruppe Droemer-Knaur
Manuscripts: No guarantee for unsolicited manuscripts and image submissions. Correspondence may be published without express reservation. Contributions written by readers may be edited/shortened for editorial reasons. Contributions marked with a name do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial team. The publisher assumes no liability for unsolicited manuscripts.
TuNmagazin is a free online newspaper distributed via email. You can sign up for the permanent email distribution list on www.tunmagazin.net. Additionally, all issues of TuNmagazin are continuously available on www.tunmagazin.net.
Copyright © Ines Jaeger. The TuNmagazin may be passed on in its entirety as a file or printed, but individual contributions may not be removed or altered. All rights reserved.
Dear inquirer,
Thank you for your inquiry!
I would like to address your questions based on the situation you described as follows:
The main issue is ensuring that the necessary mandatory information is included in the imprint. The requirements are specified by § 5 of the TDG or § 6 of the TMG.
According to your information, your imprint regarding the mandatory information is as follows:
Publisher: tunstudio.net UG (limited liability) Fichtenstr. 3 85570 Ottenhofen represented by: Mr. Peter Jaeger (responsible for content in accordance with § 6 MDStV)
Contact: Phone: 08121/888 01 31 Fax: 03212/100 25 31 Email: post@tunstudio.net Website: www.tunstudio.net
Register entry: Entry in the commercial register. Register court: Munich Local Court Register number: HRB 182177 Value-added tax identification number (VAT ID): DE267597486
Responsible editor TunMagazin (v.i.S.d.P.): Ines Jaeger (please enter exact address) (Member of the German Association of Press Journalists) www.tunmagazin.net post@tunmagazin.net (for correspondence/guest contributions)
Image sources: PIXELIO: S.3 ©Sigrid Rossmann, S.6 ©Huber, S.7 ©Sigrid Rossmann, S.7 ©Stephanie Hofschlaeger, S.8 ©Uta Herbert, S.8 ©Rainer Sturm, S.9 ©U. Herbert, S.10 ©Verlagsgruppe Droemer-Knaur Manuscripts (the image sources are not necessarily mandatory information in an imprint, but are important to ensure that you do not potentially infringe upon the copyright of the respective images, assuming the author's permission for the use of the images).
Overall, your imprint looks good. I have only added who is responsible for the content of the website according to § 6 MDStV.
Since an imprint should be as accurate as possible, the full and correct address should be provided after Ines Jaeger, not just referred to above.
For "represented by: Mr. Peter Jaeger," the designation "by the managing director" should be added, if Mr. Jaeger is also the managing director of the UG.
It is important that all necessary mandatory information is provided. It is often customary to list the editors right after the publisher, then the contact details, and then the commercial register entry.
I would like to point out the following:
The legal advice I provided is based solely on the information you provided. My response is only an initial legal assessment of the situation, which cannot replace a comprehensive examination of the facts.
By adding or omitting relevant information, a completely different legal assessment may result.
I hope my explanations have been helpful. You are welcome to contact me through the follow-up option on this portal or via my email address.
Have a pleasant Tuesday evening!
Kind regards
Dipl.-Jur. Danjel-Philippe Newerla, Attorney
Heilsbergerstr. 16 27580 Bremerhaven kanzlei.newerla@web.de Tel. 0471/3088132
