Tag: Case law

The Berlin Regional Court has ruled on the use of star ratings in online stores. It was ruled that advertising products with a star ranking ...

Arbitration plays an essential role in the modern business world. Arbitration can be used to resolve disputes between parties outside the state court system. Arbitration ...

What are Reaction Videos? Reaction videos are a popular format on platforms like YouTube and Twitch. In these videos, content creators record their reactions while ...

What are deepfakes? Deepfakes are forgeries of images, videos or sound recordings generated using artificial intelligence. The technology is based on deep learning, i.e. the ...

Introduction: What is the freedom of panorama? The freedom of panorama, also known as street image freedom, is a central concept from copyright law. It ...

The legal challenges and opportunities arising from the use of AI in game development. In today's digital world, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly ...

Liability for misleading hotel star ratings The Traunstein Regional Court recently handed down a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for the travel industry. In ...

As I was doing my morning scroll through LinkedIn this morning, I stumbled across some interesting discussions and reflections on Scrum and its application in ...

A new BGH ruling confirms the risks of bogus self-employment - be prepared In recent years, I have repeatedly pointed out the risks that pseudo-self-employment ...

Introduction The landscape of German law is constantly in flux, characterized by ongoing adjustments and clarifications. A central role in this dynamic development is played ...

Core of the judgment In a remarkable ruling, with the file number 17 O 125/23, the Regional Court of Cologne made important clarifications regarding unfair ...

LinkedIn InMail - A great tool for business communication As someone who is regularly on LinkedIn, I know how valuable the InMail tool can be. ...

Introduction In the era of digital advancement, data scraping is a widespread practice that raises privacy concerns. But what exactly is data scraping? Data scraping, ...

What was it about? In the world of competition law, the cease and desist letter is a key tool for preventing repeat infringements. It serves ...

Introduction to NFTs and Digital Assets Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are an emerging area of digital assets based on blockchain technology. Unlike cryptocurrencies, which are fungible ...

AI in software and game development: potential and pitfalls The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in software and game development offers enormous potential. Automation and ...

Introduction: An expected verdict and its effects The Cologne Regional Court has sent a signal with a ruling that was expected by many data protection ...

In this blog post, I venture a thought experiment and gather opinions to find out whether the use of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) ...

A significant milestone: 1000 articles I am pleased to announce that this blog now has a whopping 1000 articles on various topics related to IT ...

As a lawyer, I have done a lot of contracting and consulting on traditional business models. But it is particularly exciting for me when I ...