Kiepenheuer & Witsch is a German publishing house, established in 1948 by Joseph C. Witsch and Gustav Kiepenheuer. The partners initially held respectively 30% and 40% of the company's share capital. From Wikipedia
A German court ruled that Kiepenheuer & Witsch's termination of Lindemann's contract was unjustified, affirming the protection of his artistic freedom.