Cookies for advertising purposes only with the active consent of users
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has decided on the question of which requirements must be met for consent to telephone advertising and the storage…
Category: Law on the Internet
OLG Frankfurt: On the legal venue for Internet bookings
If a flight ticket of a foreign airline is booked via a German-language Internet site, which is technically and contentwise completely maintained from abroad, German…
Facebook/Instagram: Court deliveries also permitted in German!
Facebook cannot insist on a translation of German-language documents into English in a legal dispute with a German user. This was decided by the 7th…
BGH: Yelp may automatically modify reviews
What is it all about? On Yelp, users can rate companies by awarding one to five stars and one text. The Internet portal displays all…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Imprint obbligations for streamers associated with esports teams?
Introduction Today is here on the blog the day of legal questions around the imprint. Hence a quick answer today about what or who needs…
Obligation to impress: Can i link to an external website?
There is always controversy and uncertainty around the imprint obligation of social media profiles, but also of profiles on Twitch or YouTube channels. Also with…
BayLDA takes action against websites with Google Analytics
Those who operate a website usually want to know how often it is visited, whether there are regular users, from which countries they come and…
BGH: NetzDG also applicable to messenger services and similar offers
An interesting verdict comes today from the Federal Court of Justice regarding the Network Enforcement Act. In the context of an appeal against a decision…
Federal Constitutional Court: Right to Be Forgotten I
Confernation The right to be forgotten decision published today, supplemented by the decision of the same day ‘Right to Forget II’(see this article),concerns a dispute…
Federal Constitutional Court: Right to Be Forgotten II
What is it all about? The decision entitled ‘Right to be forgotten II’, published today, supplemented by the decision of the same day ‘Right to…
Gambling costs money again II
For a while, courts tended to suggest that someone who participated in games of chance not licensed or authorised in Germany would be entitled to…
BGH to decide on Yelp reviews in January
Facts The applicant claims that Yelp is injunctive relief, determination and damages for its assessment representations. As many will know, registered users on Yelp can…
Business with customers in California? Attention CCPA
Who is it relevant to? On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will enter into force in California, which is intended to…