BGH on connected works and applicability of the SAS Institute decision 23. February 2023 In a case represented by me, the I. Civil Senate of the BGH last Thursday commented on the huge problem...
BGH refers “cheat software” for game consoles to the ECJ 23. February 2023 The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for copyright law, has,...
LG Cologne on the liability of hotel images on booking platforms 22. February 2023 The Regional Court of Cologne recently issued an exciting ruling on the question of a hotelier's liability if he posts...
Duty to provide information in the UrhG – definitely unknown for website operators or game publishers? 16. February 2023 There are always schemes where, as a lawyer, you are pretty sure that these clients are unknown. And § 32d...
NFT and the copyright problem 30. January 2023 Already a few times I have subliminally pointed out in blog posts the problem of what NFT actually are and...
Copyright in the digital world: What’s next for AI image generators? 17. January 2023 Introduction The use of AI image generators has become an increasingly important factor in copyright law in recent years. This...
Eiermann tables and copyright 5. December 2022 Since I know quite a few fans of Eiermann tables in the office, especially in the startup sector, I just...
Asset deal of IP rights: No liability for cease and desist declaration 10. November 2022 Since I, as an almost 100% contract lawyer, also frequently draft asset deals, a recent ruling by the Regional Court...
Federal Constitutional Court rules in favor of both manufacturers 7. November 2022 The Federal Constitutional Court reversed a very controversial decision of the Dresden Higher Regional Court in favor of my client...
ECJ: Framing of content can be copyright infringement! 7. November 2022 The ECJ is doing a roll backwards in its legal interpretation when it comes to framing. For more on the...
ECJ: Opinion on the liability of platforms for illegal uploading 7. November 2022 The ECJ is expected to rule soon on legal issues relating to the liability of content platforms. According to Advocate...
ECJ: “Address” is not e-mail address or IP address 7. November 2022 In the case of illegal uploading of a film to YouTube, under the IPR Enforcement Directive, the rights holder can...
BGH and the death blow for sampling 7. November 2022 The Federal Court of Justice has once again ruled on the question of the conditions under which the rights of...
BGH: Press organ may publish unsolicited book manuscripts 7. November 2022 The Federal Court of Justice ruled that the publication of book articles by a member of the Bundestag on an...
Kammergericht: No ancillary copyright for computer graphics 7. November 2022 An interesting ruling from my field of IT law comes from the Kammergericht in Berlin. It deals with the question...
Violation of provisions of a license agreement violates copyrights 7. November 2022 The ECJ today published a decision on the Enforcement Directive, which deals with rules of conduct in license agreements. The...
Public consultation on copyright reform 7. November 2022 The Federal Ministry of Justice and for Consumer Protection (BMJV) is conducting a public consultation on the implementation of the...
European Parliament approves copyright reform 7. November 2022 The EU Parliament has approved the more than controversial copyright reform. This includes Article13 and #Article11 and thus makes the...
Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram start enforcing copyrights 7. November 2022 Update: Please note this info. The copyright reform was passed last week. Due to these regulations, major streaming services and...
Axel Springer v. Eyeo: This time copyright 7. November 2022 After Axel Springer failed with its own lawsuit, based on competition law claims, at the Federal Court of Justice(some information...
Law on the Internet Private AI use in the company 24. October 2025 Private accounts on ChatGPT & Co. for corporate purposes are a gateway to data protection breaches, leaks of secrets and... Read moreDetails
Digital sovereignty: Europe’s path to a self-determined digital future 8. December 2024 In this exciting episode of the itmedialaw.com podcast, we take a deep dive into the highly topical subject of digital... Read moreDetails
My transparent billing 10. February 2025 In this video, I talk a bit about transparent billing and how I communicate what it costs to work with... Read moreDetails