Capital increase with premium: Gift tax pitfalls and solutions for start-ups
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When will the BGH finally get involved in the matter of FernUSG and coaching contracts?
In a recent ruling (OLG Stuttgart, judgment of 01.08.2024 - 4 U 101/24), the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart declared ...
BGH provides clarity: photo wallpaper in hotels is not a copyright infringement
In its ruling of 10.09.2024 (case no. I ZR 99/23), the Federal Court of Justice ruled that the installation of ...
Trademark infringement through metatags and SEO plugins
The use of third-party trademarks in meta tags or via SEO plugins is a common practice in digital marketing, but ...
File sharing warning: How to react correctly
Have you received a warning about file sharing from law firms such as Frommer Legal, Daniel Sebastian, Yussof Sarwari or ...
BGH: Copyright infringement even if authorship is denied only against the author himself
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has made an important clarification on the scope of protection of the right of ...
*Breaking?* First decision of the BGH on AI
The Federal Court of Justice confirms: AI cannot be an inventor In its most recent decision X ZB 5/22 of ...
Transparency in the use of AI: do users need to be informed?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our everyday lives. More and more companies are using AI systems ...
Advocate General at the ECJ on the admissibility of cheat software
Advocate General at the ECJ on the admissibility of cheat software For many years, I had the opportunity to accompany ...
Data protection because of Facebook scraping? Finally at the BGH!
The VI. Civil Senate, which is responsible for legal disputes regarding claims arising from the General Data Protection Regulation, will ...
BGH will decide on the reimbursement of bets
It's about time. The First Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice has to decide whether a sports betting ...
BGH also rules on the reimbursement of losses from online poker games
In addition to the legal question regarding the reimbursement of stakes in online sports betting(see this blog post), the Federal ...
BGH decides on the scope of the claim for removal under competition law)
The First Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for competition law among other things, has ...
Watch out for copyright on jointly managed Instagram accounts!
In a recent ruling by the Berlin Regional Court dated 27.09.2023 (Ref.: 15 U 464/23), there are exciting statements that ...
BGH strengthens the rights of players in foreign online sports betting
BGH strengthens the rights of players in foreign online sports betting In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Justice ...
Important decision by the OLG Dresden on the termination of user accounts in social networks
Introduction: The challenge of unlawful account suspensions In my legal practice, I regularly encounter cases in which clients are affected ...
Extended Black Week..Is that even allowed?
I just received an email from my old gym that made me wonder. It was about the extension of their ...
Austrian court ruling against “Counter-Strike” lootboxes: a precedent for Germany?
Austrian court ruling against "Counter-Strike" lootboxes: a precedent for Germany? A recent court ruling in Austria has caused a stir ...
No compensation for scraping incidents on Facebook
The 4th Civil Senate of the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart has ruled in two judgments on claims in connection ...
BGH submits definition of “immaterial damage” under GDPR to ECJ
The VI. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European ...