New concept of material defects and computer games – what do you have to consider from 2022? 7. November 2022 In a somewhat longer blog article, I just reported information about the new material defect concept for digital content, which...
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: Goods from Israeli-occupied territories must be labeled 7. November 2022 Guiding principle? Foodstuffs from territories occupied by the State of Israel must indicate their area of origin and, if they...
EU agrees new guideline for Internet trade 7. November 2022 Updates to EU consumer protection rules to improve ranking transparency in online marketplaces and combat double quality of products were...
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...
Default “Yes” to cookies invalid! 7. November 2022 There could soon be a ruling by the European Court of Justice that could startle German website providers who have...
ECJ: Facebook must elicit same and similar comments? 7. November 2022 According to ECJ Advocate General Szpunar, Facebook can be forced to elicit and identify all comments that are word-for-word identical...
Geoblocking Regulation: Apps and the like? 7. November 2022 Does the geoblocking regulation I reported on here actually apply to apps and/or computer games? And if so, under what...
OLG Munich: Deliveries to Facebook possible in German 13. November 2019 The problem of effective delivery If you want to enforce something for clients on Facebook or Instagram, but also on...
ECJ will deal with Bittorrent and the seeding of porn 7. November 2019 New referral procedure of the ECJ The ECJ will deal with interesting questions from the file-sharing sector in a referral...
EU Commission vs. Germany over “Amazon” law 15. October 2019 The European Commission has today decided to send a letter of formal notice to Germany in connection with the distance...
Preparing for Brexit? 10. October 2019 Even if you never know for sure, it looks as if the UK will leave the European Union on 1...
Facebook must delete similar, illegal content! 7. October 2019 EU law does not preclude a hosting provider such as Facebook from being ordered to remove comments with identical wording...
Direct debit in online retail at the end? The EU’s SEPA Regulation! 5. September 2019 Legal experts have been pointing out the risk of offering the direct debit procedure due to the Geoblocking Regulation (see...
No more phone numbers necessary in the imprint! 10. July 2019 I have already reported on the case in this article and the ECJ has - as so often - agreed...
ECJ on the definition of communication services and regulation 14. June 2019 In response to a request from the Higher Administrative Court of Münster, the ECJ delivered its ruling on the question...
Valve + 5 game publishers and violation of geoblocking/antitrust law 12. April 2019 I hinted at it in this post on the geo-blocking regulation. Now the European Commission has informed Valve, as owner...
Geoblocking Regulation and Purchase on Account 26. March 2019 Whether online services, apps, SaaS providers, hosting providers, online stores or other companies that offer services or products over the...
ECJ: Amazon doesn’t have to offer users a phone number 28. February 2019 The Federal Association of Consumer Centres and Consumer Associations, Consumer Association of the German Federal Association of Consumers, sued Amazon...
Choice of law by general terms and conditions not surprising per se 14. December 2018 Yesterday, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled that a choice of law by means of general terms and conditions...
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
AI in the legal system: Towards a digital future of justice 16. October 2024 In this fascinating podcast episode, we take a deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact... 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