Olaf Wolters

Of Counsel | Attorney at Law (Germany)

Olaf Wolters is Of Counsel for NORDEMANN. He is active in media and copyright law, in particular he advises on license agreements, copyright law as well as industrial property law. Furthermore, Olaf is dedicated to press and publishing law as well as media regulation and supervision. He advises companies from Germany and abroad on the establishment and expansion of digital business models and investment projects in digital industries. In addition, he prosecutes copyright and personal rights violations on behalf of clients on the internet, assesses the value of license portfolios for investors and supports rightsholders and users in license negotiations. He also focuses on conducting test cases against infringers and their supporters on the internet.

  • Publications

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    • Commentary on sections 61-63 ‘Platform regulation’, in: Ebers, Stichwortkommentar LegalTech, Nomos, 2023
    • Olaf Wolters, Data-driven compliance management systems, in: CCZ 2023, p. 344
    • Olaf Wolters, Agile Legal – more than just management hype?, in: ZUJ 5/2021, p. 27
    • Jan Bernd Nordemann/ Olaf Wolters, Google, the neighboring right for press publishers and antitrust law [„Google, das Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverleger und das Kartellrecht“], ZUM 2016, 846 
    • Jan Bernd Nordemann/ Olaf Wolters, Serious changes for cease-and-desist letters in copyright lawThe amendment of Section 97a UrhG [Schwerwiegende Regeländerungen bei urheberrechtlichen Abmahnungen: Neufassung des § 97a UrhG“], ZUM 2014, 25 
    • Note on Administrative Court Berlin, „Jugendschutz & Sex in The City“, judgment of 9 November 2011 – 27 A 64/07, ZUM 2012, 430 
  • Lectures

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    • University of Potsdam: Lecturer at the University of Potsdam, study programme ‘Digital Media Law and Management LL.M / MBA’ since 2018
    • Lecturer for copyright contract law for the German Lawyers’ Institute (DAI) 2021-2023
    • Lecturer at the University of Paderborn: ‘Fundamentals of Media Law’ (2017 to 2020)
  • Awards
    • In cooperation with Best Lawyers® 2025, Handelsblatt lists Olaf Wolters among the selected lawyers in the field of intellectual property law. https://www.handelsblatt.com
    • Managing Director of the Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU) [Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware e.V. (BIU)] from 2005 to 2011 
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