I wish you a happy year 2020
I wish all readers of the blog and all clients a happy New Year 2020. Especially in the field of esports and streamers I am…
Month: December 2019
AirBNB is not a real estate agent
An important decision that could have a signal effect for similar mediation platforms came just before Christmas from the ECJ. According to that provision, France…
Esport visa comes next year
The German esports visa is coming: From spring 2020, professional esports men from third countries will be subject to simplified conditions for permanent residence in…
Uber loses once again at LG Frankfurt a.M.
Uber’s mediation of rides to car rental companies is anti-competitive, the district court’s board said. In Uber’s business model, the court found various infringements of…
ECJ for sale of “used” e-books
By today’s judgment, the Court of Justice has held that the release of an e-book for permanent use to the public by downloading falls within…
Compensation in esport in case of player change?
In the last few months, I have had to deal several times with the question of whether a team/organization is entitled to a claim for…
What will change in the new Youth Media Protection State Treaty?
Together with the new media state treaty, there will also be some changes in the Youth Media Protection State Treaty or JMStV for short. What’s…
Dismissal due to Islamophobic WhatsApp messages
The Baden-Württemberg State Labour Court has ruled that a dismissal of a worker for massive insults and Islamophobic remarks in WhatsApp messages is lawful. The…
What is a silent/atypical silent participation?
Currently, some esports teams are trying to acquire financing to secure or enable growth in 2020. I have already published some articles on the subject…
BGH for advertising with ECO-test seal
In three appeal proceedings, the Federal Court of Justice considered the use of test seal marks as a violation of the trademark proprietor’s rights in…
More than 1500 articles on the blog
In the meantime, there are more than 1500 articles on the topics of IT law, competition law, copyright and everything related to social media and…
False statement on Facebook can be banned in court
The Press Chamber of the Frankfurt Am Main Regional Court has ruled that it should not be given the impression that the Bundestag member Renate…
Birthday offer: First consultation at a special price
Actually, as a birthday child you get gifts. But since I am completely satisfied, I distribute presents myself until the end of the week. Anyone…
Esport Teams & Streamer: What is part of a sponsorship agreement?
I regularly receive sponsorship agreements from clients with which companies or advertisers want to engage with esports teams or enter into cooperations with streamers. However,…
GDPR: nearly 10 million fines for unsecured hotline * Update*
As a matter of slow ness, more and more fine procedures are fluttering in and the data protection officers are becoming more and more serious.…
Investments in Esport Teams
Currently, I advise a number of esport teams to raise capital and take the next step towards professionalization. So today I have a few brief…
Munich District Court rejects media privilege at Jameda
The medical platform Jameda is currently under a lot of legal fire, but therefore provides legally valuable information for platform operators, which is inadmissible and…
Operator of a crowdworking platform is not to be regarded as an employer
The Regional Labour Court of Munich has ruled that an agreement between a so-called crowdworker and the operator of an internet platform, which does not…
Cheating in esport: Can I monitor employees?
For numerous reasons, the topic of cheating in esports is currently very hot and controversial. But can I actually track my players to prevent cheating?…
Decided: No more broadcasting licences for streamers in the new media state treaty!
There is very good news for streamers today. The Media State Treaty was finally adopted, which is expected to enter into force next autumn. In…