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ChatGPT and lawyers: recordings of the Weblaw launch event

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...

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Lego brick still protected as a design patent

App purchases, in-app purchases and sales tax

21. October 2025

What belongs in a DPA? Data processing agreement in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR

17. October 2025

Smart contracts in the insurance industry: contract design and regulatory compliance for InsurTech start-ups

Contract for work vs. service contract in software, AI and games projects

15. October 2025

Influencer contract: performance profile, rights/buyouts, labeling and AI content

13. October 2025

AI content for subscription platforms

29. September 2025

E-sports finally charitable? What the government draft of the Tax Amendment Act 2025 really brings

23. September 2025

Clubs, photos and minors: managing consent properly

22. September 2025

AI faces, voice clones and deepfakes in advertising: rules of the game under the EU AI Act and German law

17. September 2025

Modding in EULAs and contracts – what applies legally in Germany?

8. September 2025

IT-Recht und Onlinehandel

On-demand transmission right in the digital space: streaming, Section 19a UrhG and licensing

On-demand transmission right in the digital space: streaming, Section 19a UrhG and licensing

BGH considers Uber Black to be anti-competitive

BGH shakes up the coaching industry – What applies now?

No tacit amendment to GTC – silence does not constitute consent

No tacit amendment to GTC – silence does not constitute consent

Dark patterns: UX tricks in the sights of legislators and courts

Dark patterns: UX tricks in the sights of legislators and courts

Digital Services Act (DSA): What creators, influencers and agencies need to know now

Digital Services Act (DSA): What creators, influencers and agencies need to know now

Social media accounts as a company: who keeps followers when employees change?

Social media accounts as a company: who keeps followers when employees change?

Legally compliant contract drafting for software development on no-code platforms

Legally compliant contract drafting for software development on no-code platforms

Automated pricing and dynamic pricing in e-commerce

Automated pricing and dynamic pricing in e-commerce

Growth hacking and viral marketing – legal requirements

Growth hacking and viral marketing – legal requirements

Creating contracts with face models and voice models: A guide for the gaming industry

Liability of website operators for user comments – When and how operators are responsible for their users’ content

Digitalization and contract law: Electronic signature in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation

Digitalization and contract law: Electronic signature in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation

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AI editing of OnlyFans content & Instagram campaigns: Important legal tips!

23. February 2025

Blockchain, Web3 + Games

Arbitration agreements in EULAs and developer contracts

Arbitration agreements in EULAs and developer contracts

7. September 2025

Chain of title in game development: building a clean chain of rights

Chain of title in game development: building a clean chain of rights

6. September 2025

Cheat software without code intervention: What the BGH really decided in the Sony ./. Datel case (I ZR 157/21)

Cheat software without code intervention: What the BGH really decided in the Sony ./. Datel case (I ZR 157/21)

11. August 2025

Q&A: Legal issues for game developers

5-day guide: Founding a game development studio

Blockchain in digital forensics: fields of application, evidential value and data protection limits

Blockchain in digital forensics: fields of application, evidential value and data protection limits

Blockchain against deepfakes and disinformation: Provenance, evidence and compliance

Blockchain against deepfakes and disinformation: Provenance, evidence and compliance

Establish a blockchain limited liability company? Does that

GDPR-compliant blockchains: solution approaches for technology, roles and contracts

Growth hacking and viral marketing – legal requirements

Games funding 2025 – back at last!

Play to Earn – Blockchain gaming in the legal focus of a lawyer

Play to Earn – Blockchain gaming in the legal focus of a lawyer

Anti-cheat software vs. data protection: legal risks and design options

Anti-cheat software vs. data protection: legal risks and design options

AI-controlled NPCs and procedurally generated content – Copyright and contract design

AI-controlled NPCs and procedurally generated content – Copyright and contract design

Contracts with co-development studios: IP splitting, rights allocation and risk allocation

Contracts with co-development studios: IP splitting, rights allocation and risk allocation

Modding and user-generated content: legal, economic and strategic aspects

Modding and user-generated content: legal, economic and strategic aspects

Chain of rights in game development: Who ultimately holds the rights to the game?

Chain of rights in game development: Who ultimately holds the rights to the game?

Contractual framework conditions and models for live service games (games as a service)

Contractual framework conditions and models for live service games (games as a service)

Sonstige Rechtsgebiete

European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)

EU Digital Decade 2030: Data law, Data Act & eIDAS 2 – what needs to be implemented in 2025

Upload filters between copyright and personal rights

Upload filters between copyright and personal rights

AI training with user data 2025: opt-out, text and data mining, GDPR & AI Act

AI training with user data 2025: opt-out, text and data mining, GDPR & AI Act

EU Inc: Why Europe needs a unified startup society now

EU Inc: Why Europe needs a unified startup society now

Ownership of software – Who actually owns the code?

Ownership of software – Who actually owns the code?

AI training and copyright: US court backs fair use – what does this mean for AI and what applies in Germany?

AI training and copyright: US court backs fair use – what does this mean for AI and what applies in Germany?

AI code tools and open source licenses: risks for developers

AI code tools and open source licenses: risks for developers

Protection against copycat apps: What is legally protected – and what can be copied?

Protection against copycat apps: What is legally protected – and what can be copied?

GmbH in Germany or foreign holding company? Decision support for startups in 2025

GmbH in Germany or foreign holding company? Decision support for startups in 2025

Erotic content on OnlyFans: Copyright and personality rights protection for creators

Erotic content on OnlyFans: Copyright and personality rights protection for creators

Data protection, anonymity and third-party chatter: GDPR risks and solutions for OnlyFans Creator

Data protection, anonymity and third-party chatter: GDPR risks and solutions for OnlyFans Creator

Data protection and anonymity for OnlyFans creators, agencies, brokers and chatter agencies

Data protection and anonymity for OnlyFans creators, agencies, brokers and chatter agencies

Memes, remixes and reaction videos legal? – Copyright 2025: Parody and pastiche exception

Memes, remixes and reaction videos legal? – Copyright 2025: Parody and pastiche exception

New EU Product Liability Directive 2023: Extended liability for software, AI and digital products

New EU Product Liability Directive 2023: Extended liability for software, AI and digital products

Green Claims Directive 2025 – Greenwashing in advertising and sustainability in the UWG

Green Claims Directive 2025 – Greenwashing in advertising and sustainability in the UWG

Arbeitsrecht, EU-Recht, Steuerrecht

Closing down a business and splitting a business when converting to a GmbH – tax traps for founders

Closing down a business and splitting a business when converting to a GmbH – tax traps for founders

AI-supported applicant selection and legal risks in German labor law

AI-supported applicant selection and legal risks in German labor law

Non-compete clauses in start-up contracts: How founders and employees are meaningfully bound

Non-compete clauses in start-up contracts: How founders and employees are meaningfully bound

Employee participation in early-stage start-ups: work for equity from a legal perspective

Employee participation in early-stage start-ups: work for equity from a legal perspective

Freelancer – Danger of the client’s claim to enrichment in the case of bogus self-employment

Employer may provide payslips digitally

30. January 2025

Job offer: Trainee lawyer or student wanted for editorial work

Avoid bogus self-employment: What startups need to consider when working with freelancers

18. December 2024

E-invoicing obligation from 2025: BMF specifies requirements

E-invoicing obligation from 2025: BMF specifies requirements

21. October 2024

Employment law for start-ups: Important regulations when building a team

Employment law for startups

10. October 2024

Internationalization of start-ups: Legal challenges when entering a foreign market

10. October 2024

Internationalization of start-ups: Legal challenges when entering a foreign market

Internationalization of startups

10. October 2024

Sole proprietor / sole proprietorship

Legally compliant contract design for the gig economy

10. October 2024

Preparing for the Digital Service Act as a business

Digital employment contracts: Soon to be a reality at last

26. August 2024

Sonstige News

Fail-fast clauses in media productions – what are they actually?

Fail-fast clauses in media productions – what are they actually?

5. September 2025

Founder’s agreement vs. shareholder agreement: setting the course for startups at an early stage

Founder’s agreement vs. shareholder agreement: setting the course for startups at an early stage

12. August 2025

Digital integrity as a (new) fundamental right: status in Germany and the EU in 2025

Digital integrity as a (new) fundamental right: status in Germany and the EU in 2025

10. August 2025

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Legally compliant publication of AI images: Alt text, labeling, copyright status

The store is slowly taking shape

The store is slowly taking shape

Age verification on the Internet: Obligations for providers in Germany and Europe

Age verification on the Internet: Obligations for providers in Germany and Europe

White label vs. OEM contracts – what tech start-ups need to look out for

White label vs. OEM contracts – what tech start-ups need to look out for

Common legal mistakes made by start-ups – and how they can be avoided in 2025

Common legal mistakes made by start-ups – and how they can be avoided in 2025

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Store release and e-book launch: “Efficient work with AI in law firms – practical knowledge for day-to-day client work”

Managing director liability in GmbHs and UGs: liability risks and protection for founders

Managing director liability in GmbHs and UGs: liability risks and protection for founders

Protect your company: Domain law, trademark law and name law in Germany

Protect your company: Domain law, trademark law and name law in Germany

Service Level Agreements (SLA) for SaaS start-ups in Germany – A guide to contract design

Service Level Agreements (SLA) for SaaS start-ups in Germany – A guide to contract design

Binding effect and design of term sheets for startup investments

Binding effect and design of term sheets for startup investments

Conflict case founder exit – good leaver/bad leaver clauses

Conflict case founder exit – good leaver/bad leaver clauses

Early-stage financing for start-ups: a comparison of convertible loans, SAFE and equity

Contractual regulations for no-code/low-code software development

Contractual regulations for no-code/low-code software development

Setting up a business abroad for OnlyFans-Business: opportunities & risks

Setting up a business abroad for OnlyFans-Business: opportunities & risks

Liability of influencers and agencies for advertised products – legal risks and current developments

Liability of influencers and agencies for advertised products – legal risks and current developments

Right of withdrawal for tradesman services: massive legal uncertainty to continue in 2025

Right of withdrawal for tradesman services: massive legal uncertainty to continue in 2025

Software development: The new concept of defects according to §§ 327 ff. BGB

Software development: The new concept of defects according to §§ 327 ff. BGB

Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 – The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) at a glance

Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 – The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) at a glance

Planned EU “chat control”: child protection versus data protection in messenger regulation

Planned EU “chat control”: child protection versus data protection in messenger regulation

Risks when using and offering no-code platforms as SaaS

NIS2 compliance 2025: relevance for SaaS and media start-ups

Confidentiality strategy for startups: NDAs, trade secret law and practical measures

Confidentiality strategy for startups: NDAs, trade secret law and practical measures

Protection of minors in online games: age ratings, chat functions and parental control

Protection of minors in online games: age ratings, chat functions and parental control

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European Accessibility Act and BFSG: Accessibility will be mandatory for websites, online stores & software from 2025

Influencers abroad: no free pass from German laws

Influencers abroad: no free pass from German laws

Influencer agency contracts and Section 627 BGB: Effectively exclude termination in a relationship of trust

Influencer agency contracts and Section 627 BGB: Effectively exclude termination in a relationship of trust

Coalition agreement 2025: changes to commercial law for companies, the self-employed and investors

Coalition agreement 2025: changes to commercial law for companies, the self-employed and investors

Modern contract design 2025 in the influencer and agency business

Modern contract design 2025 in the influencer and agency business

The romanticization of the “fail fast” principle in startups – When does failure become deception towards stakeholders?

The romanticization of the “fail fast” principle in startups – When does failure become deception towards stakeholders?

Liability when using VibeCoding and no-code platforms – implications for legal due diligence

Liability when using VibeCoding and no-code platforms – implications for legal due diligence

Legal organization and entrepreneurial structuring of influencer start-ups and personal brands

Legal organization and entrepreneurial structuring of influencer start-ups and personal brands

Taking on investors in a startup: timing, risks and legal framework

Taking on investors in a startup: timing, risks and legal framework

Honesty in startup marketing: legal requirements and ethical boundaries between transparency and advertising

Honesty in startup marketing: legal requirements and ethical boundaries between transparency and advertising

Startups in the legal gray area: permissibility and limits of innovative business models

Startups in the legal gray area: permissibility and limits of innovative business models

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