Internet portal must indicate commissions
As I have read in this article, the train of judgments regarding the identification of affiliates and commission payments is gaining momentum. Now there is…
As I have read in this article, the train of judgments regarding the identification of affiliates and commission payments is gaining momentum. Now there is…
Kraftwerk’s long-running trial of Moses Pelham and Martin Haas seems to be coming to an end. Today, the ECJ has ruled. The Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court…
Currently, there is a persistent discussion about whether videos from the game “Wolfenstein: Youngblood” can be shown in the English version on YouTube or Twitch…
As early as the end of last year, I had reported that the Advocate General of the ECJ had recommended that the Court of Justice…
Only recently there was a lot of debate in relevant forums as to whether loot boxes should actually be regarded as a gamble in Germany.…
Important verdict Recently, the Higher Regional Court had issued a highly interesting ruling on the issue of the identification of affiliate links (see my contribution…
The I.E. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for trademark law, among other things, has today ruled that a trademark…
Article 17 GDPR establishes a right to erasure or to be forgotten. To that end, the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main recently held that the omission…
Due to antitrust concerns of the Federal Cartel Office, Amazon is changing its terms and conditions for merchants on Amazon’s online marketplaces. The changes concern…
An underappreciated problem Again and again I get to know that clients of mine, who also struggle with fluctuations in employees or have many freelancers…
In a recent decision, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled that an undertaking is not liable for anti-competitive acts of third parties, even if…
In principle, the question of whether a statement should be punished as an insult or protected by freedom of expression must be decided by means…
An overview for esport teams and streamers My blog is now full of legal questions and warnings that affect esports teams or streamers in one…
The problem Often enough, I have preached to clients and also here on the blog that one should not underestimate how quickly courts view a…
The V. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, inter alia, for claims arising from property ownership and ownership of movable…
In a recent judgment, the Landgericht Duisburg ruled that the obligation to take back old electronic devices also applies to online shops. Such a move…
Even if esports men are more likely to be the energy drink consumers, locations such as esports bars or LAN arenas are quite wondering whether…
All affiliates affected According to my article yesterday on the judgment of the OLG Dresden (see here) that a website must also mark links to…
When I reported on influencers and streamers, I keep hearing that courts would treat new media unfairly and that veteran magazines would be able to…
The ECJ has recently taken a landmark decision on the issue of providing a telephone number in the imprint(see this article). Now I got some…