International Music IP and Entertainment Law

MusicaJuridica provides legal advice to international clients on music intellectual property, copyright, neighboring rights, contracts, and the intersection of AI and music law. The firm was founded in 2010 by Mauritz Kop, LL.M., a technology and IP lawyer whose work spans music practice, AI regulation, and quantum governance.

Services — at a glance

Music Copyright and Neighboring Rights

Advice on composition rights, master rights, synchronization, and neighboring rights under Dutch and European law. Licensing structures for streaming platforms, sync placements, and international distribution.

Music Contracts and Royalties

Recording agreements, publishing deals, management contracts, band agreements, and licensing arrangements — analyzed and negotiated from the creator's perspective.

AI and Music Rights

Generative AI, training-data rights, voice cloning, and the EU AI Act as it applies to the music industry. Support in mapping your rights and risks and building contractual readiness — not a compliance guarantee, but informed preparation.

(See also the dedicated AI & Music Rights practice page.)

Intellectual Property Strategy

Portfolio structuring, trademark registration for artist names and brands, and IP advisory for record labels, publishers, management companies, and cultural institutions.

International Private Law

Advice on cross-border music transactions, licensing for international repertoire, and conflicts of jurisdiction in music rights disputes.

Why MusicaJuridica — and why Mauritz Kop

Mauritz Kop founded MusicaJuridica in 2010. He is the Founder of the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology (Stanford Law School, 2023–2025), a Senior Fellow and Principal Investigator at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI Waterloo), and Guest Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

He has provided copyright expertise to the European Parliament (Copyright Directive / DSM Directive) and recommendations to the European Commission on AI regulation. His work appears in Nature, Science, and the Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, and Columbia law journals. He holds a patent in AI.

Alongside his legal work, Kop is a classically trained musician — music theory, counterpoint, clarinet, and piano — which gives this practice an unusual combination of technical musical knowledge and legal depth.

He has advised leading artists and cultural institutions on IP and music rights strategy — including André Rieu, Nationale Opera & Ballet, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, and the Nederlands Dans Theater. He also advised on music-rights and sync clearances for a Formula 1 campaign featuring Martin Garrix.

(Client relationships are mentioned with permission. No matter details are disclosed.)

International clients — what to expect

• Language: consultations and advice are available in English, Dutch, German, French, and Spanish.

• Jurisdiction: the firm advises primarily on Dutch and European law; for US-law matters or litigation in other jurisdictions, MusicaJuridica advises alongside local counsel.

• Scope: advisory and transactional work; not litigation representation.

• Not legal advice: this page is for informational purposes. Advice is provided only through a formal engagement.

Contact

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