Ortwin Freyermuth studied law at the
University of Göttingen and at the
University of California, Los Angeles, where he completed his
Master degree with a thesis on film distribution and copyright law in 1986.[3][8] In the early 1990s, he was part of a group of German film producers who pioneered a new business model, acquiring the production and distribution rights for several
Hollywood films with both financial and popular success.[3][5] After having previously served as a legal advisor to
Chris Roberts' Ascendant Pictures[9] and other production companies, he founded
Cloud Imperium Games with Roberts in April 2012[10] to create the video game
Star Citizen.[11][10]
Deutsch, Erwin; Schneider-Freyermuth, Ortwin; Koenig, Ulrich (January 1985). Die Vervielfältigung von Filmen durch Hochschulen und ihre Einrichtungen : rechtliche Probleme untersucht am Beispiel des IWF- Filmverleihs (in German). Berlin; Tokyo: Springer (published 1985).
ISBN978-3-540-15728-1.
OCLC38444169.
Ortwin S Freyermuth (1986). Film distribution and modern video technology : the shift of motion picture distribution into the private sphere and its impact on copyright protection (Thesis (LL. M.)). Los Angeles: University of California.
OCLC16163525.
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^Freyermuth, Ortwin S (1986). Film distribution and modern video technology : the shift of motion picture distribution into the private sphere and its impact on copyright protection (Thesis (LL. M.)). Los Angeles: University of California.
OCLC16163525.