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

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

No-code and low-code platforms enable rapid software development without extensive manual programming. Applications are increasingly being developed on the basis...

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

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

Goodbye hustle culture? Startup life between 24/7 grind and work-life balance

Goodbye hustle culture? Startup life between 24/7 grind and work-life balance

Startup buzzwords 2025: Bullshit bingo in marketing German Introduction: Bullshit bingo in marketing German

Startup buzzwords 2025: Bullshit bingo in marketing German Introduction: Bullshit bingo in marketing German

From the metaverse boom to AI euphoria – a tech lawyer in the hype cycle

From the metaverse boom to AI euphoria – a tech lawyer in the hype cycle

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

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

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

Political positioning as an entrepreneur: between attitude and cancel culture

YOLO is a thing of the past – now comes the pension obligation for the self-employed

IT-Recht und Onlinehandel

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

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Automated pricing and dynamic pricing in e-commerce

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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

Liability under Art. 82 GDPR for sending forged invoices!

Liability under Art. 82 GDPR for sending forged invoices!

17. February 2025

Right of reply on social media: Differences and comparison to press law

Right of reply on social media: Differences and comparison to press law

11. February 2025

Cancellation buttons in focus: a recent ruling and its impact on online retail

8. February 2025

E-invoicing obligation from 2025: BMF specifies requirements

Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court: Liability for falsified e-mails with invoices

5. February 2025

ECJ to decide whether consumer protection agencies may issue data protection warnings

DSA liability: Legal clarity for platform operators – expert insights for influencers and rights holders

3. February 2025

Blockchain, Web3 + Games

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

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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)

Legal risks associated with long development times and discontinuation of crowd-funded games

Legal risks associated with long development times and discontinuation of crowd-funded games

Contracts with voice actors, streamers and test players – legal guidelines in games law

Contracts with voice actors, streamers and test players – legal guidelines in games law

Game jams and open collaborations: Who owns the prototype?

Game jams and open collaborations: Who owns the prototype?

Pay-to-win or pay-to-lose? Monetization in gaming between business and consumer deception

Pay-to-win or pay-to-lose? Monetization in gaming between business and consumer deception

Alternative financing models in Germany and other countries – admissibility and design

Alternative financing models in Germany and other countries – admissibility and design

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

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

15. February 2025

Transfer of Funds Regulation (ToFR

Blockchain startups and the new regulations: TOFR and CARF

9. February 2025

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Monitoring chats and content in online games: Between the protection of minors and the prevention of criminal offenses

6. February 2025

Cheating in esports and the obligations of employment contracts: A Legal Perspective

Legal challenges in the gaming universe: A guide for developers, esports professionals and gamers

24. January 2025

Establish a blockchain limited liability company? Does that

Blockchain technology in rights management: opportunities and challenges for content creators and artists

16. January 2025

Sonstige Rechtsgebiete

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

Data leak in startup practice: GDPR reporting and damage limitation

Open source in software development: legal principles and practice

Open source in software development: legal principles and practice

Legally compliant archiving of emails: legal requirements and practical implementation

Legally compliant archiving of emails: legal requirements and practical implementation

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The role of the supervisory board in young companies – when and why a supervisory board can be useful

Risks when hosting personal data on US cloud servers

Risks when hosting personal data on US cloud servers

18. February 2025

Warning trap from 21.7.2025: The reason will surprise you!

29. January 2025

Unjustified IP warning: What to do with strikes on social media?

23. January 2025

New info on the status of the State Media Treaty

The share capital of a GmbH: myths and facts

23. January 2025

Affiliate links for streamers and influencers

Competition law in online marketing: avoid traps, seize opportunities

17. January 2025

ECJ: Advocate General assesses sampling as copyright infringement

Property rights to algorithms: Typical questions and legal answers

15. January 2025

Arbeitsrecht, EU-Recht, Steuerrecht

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

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

Lego brick still protected as a design patent

ECJ confirms classification of TikTok as a “gatekeeper”

13. August 2024

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Influencer merchandise and the new EU product safety regulation

Sonstige News

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

Moral and legal aspects of “Trust among founders”

Moral and legal aspects of “Trust among founders”

Honesty and fair pricing for start-ups (SaaS, mobile apps and digital services)

Honesty and fair pricing for start-ups (SaaS, mobile apps and digital services)

License agreements for software start-ups

15 questionable contractual clauses (often taken from English)

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Exit strategies for start-ups: from planning to a successful exit

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution in corporate disputes

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution in corporate disputes

Drafting contracts in the context of agile working methods: Scrum and Co.

Drafting contracts in the context of agile working methods: Scrum and Co.

Joint development agreements in the innovation sector: an overview of the legal basis, liability issues and property rights

wettbewerbsrechtliche besonderheiten in joint ventures gestaltungsoptionen und risiken

Special features of competition law in joint ventures: structuring options and risks

Pentesting as a service: legal framework and contract design

Pentesting as a service: legal framework and contract design

28. February 2025

Beware of fake streaming offers

Once again: Manipulated invoices, third-party IBANs and claims for damages under Art. 82 GDPR

21. February 2025

Data trusteeship in IoT projects

The editing contract: an essential contract for creatives and rights exploiters

20. February 2025

German courts have jurisdiction at .de Domain

International challenges for digital companies: How do companies navigate national differences?

19. February 2025

Looking to the future: How technology is changing the law

My podcast: Conclusion of the first season – A look into the future of law

18. February 2025

Sustainable contract design for green start-ups: legal aspects

Sustainable contract design for green start-ups: legal aspects

14. February 2025

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Legal aspects of equity deals in start-ups

13. February 2025

Video series: About me

12. February 2025

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