ECJ: Goods from Israeli-occupied territories must be labeled
Guiding principle? Foodstuffs from territories occupied by the State of Israel must indicate their area of origin and, if they...
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EU agrees new guideline for Internet trade
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
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!
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?
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?
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
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
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
The European Commission has today decided to send a letter of formal notice to Germany in connection with the distance...
Preparing for Brexit?
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!
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!
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!
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
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
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
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
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
Yesterday, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled that a choice of law by means of general terms and conditions...
EU Inc: Warum Europa jetzt eine einheitliche Startup-Gesellschaft braucht
Bürokratie-Frust: Ein Praxisbeispiel aus Deutschland Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie schließen eine Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde für Ihr Startup in Deutschland ab –...
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Innovative Geschäftsmodelle – Risiko und Chance zugleich
In dieser spannenden Folge unseres Podcasts tauchen wir tief in die Welt der innovativen Geschäftsmodelle ein. Unser Host Marian Härtel,...
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Mein transparente Abrechnung
In diesem Video rede ich ein wenig über transparente Abrechnung und wie ich kommuniziere, was es kostet, wenn man mit...
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