Law on the Internet

The I. Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for copyright cases,...

Today, the new "Law on Strengthening Fair Competition" came into force, but in the opinion of many colleagues, it does...

The German Federal Supreme Court today ruled that companies may charge their customers a fee for payment via Sofortüberweisung or...

In a decision dated December 15, 2020 (Case No. I-4 W 116/20), the 4th Civil Senate of the Higher Regional...

The Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled in a preliminary injunction proceeding that the UWG amendment of December 2020 did not...

On November 3, 2020, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection presented drafts for the implementation of the Digital...

On the question of whether and how affiliate links on websites must be identified, there have already been several decisions...

There are always judgments that make even a longtime lawyer smile. For example, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am...

From 2022, there could also be material defects within the meaning of the BGB for digital content. This is because...

A person who feels that he or she belongs to neither the female nor the male gender, but has to...

I've been a little less active here on the blog this past month. The reason is my work for two...

One of the biggest topics here on the blog is certainly the question of when influencers, streamers, etc. have to...

Recently, it has happened more and more that larger streamers but especially marketing agencies, influencer agencies or managers have to...

TheMünster Tax Court has ruled that the sale of vouchers for leisure experiences via the Internet constitutes a taxable service...

There are judgments that you hardly believe exist. The Frankenthal Regional Court has made such a decision, and all I...

The Interstate Treaty on the Media entered into force on November 7, 2020, replacing the Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting that...

Especially from my influencer clients or streamers who are active on Twitch, YouTube or similar social media platforms, I get...

At the beginning of December last year, the Frankfurt Regional Court made an interesting decision for all online providers who,...

The Munich Higher Regional Court ruled that Facebook was entitled to prohibit the use of pseudonyms and justified this primarily...

On August 20, 2019, the Munich Local Court ordered the defendant wife and mother from Starnberg to pay damages in...