Tag: Consumer protection

Crowdfunding and other alternative forms of financing have become important instruments for start-ups to raise capital in recent years. These innovative financing methods offer great ...

In its final judgment of 30.07.2024 (Ref. 3 U 2214/23), the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court made important clarifications regarding the design of the termination button ...

Blockchain Gaming and the French Jonum Law in the light of the EU MiCAR Regulation On itmedialaw.com, I don't normally report often on legal developments ...

Digistore24 is liable for infringements of competition law by its clients In a recent ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Celle decided that the well-known ...

The new EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 9, 2023 and entered into ...

Last year, I already drew attention to the problem that tradespeople and service providers who act without proper revocation instructions run considerable financial risks ( ...

Background of the judgment In a ruling dated August 30, 2023 (case no. 2-06 O 411/22), the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main ruled that, ...

License keys have long been used in the software industry to control and monetize the use of programs. The purchaser of the software receives an ...

Insight into the decision of the Koblenz Regional Court In its judgment of 27.02.2024 (Ref.: 11 O 12/23), the Regional Court of Koblenz dealt with ...

Two days ago, I had the opportunity to attend the presentation of the W3Now study in Berlin. This event was an important event for everyone ...

For esports teams and influencers who are active in online retail and regularly offer merchandise such as T-shirts and hoodies, a recent ruling by the ...

In an exciting ruling, the Regional Court of Lübeck decided that German courts do not have jurisdiction over contractual disputes with an American social media ...

In an exciting ruling, the Regional Court of Munich I decided that it must be possible to cancel online subscriptions without entering a password. This ...

Austrian court ruling against "Counter-Strike" lootboxes: a precedent for Germany? A recent court ruling in Austria has caused a stir in the video games industry ...

Introduction: In a recent ruling, the Court of Appeal in Berlin declared the price adjustment clause in Netflix's General Terms and Conditions to be inadmissible. ...

In a landmark ruling of September 21, 2023 (case reference: 15 U 108/22), the Higher Regional Court (OLG) of Hamburg clarified that advertising with the ...

The Schleswig Higher Regional Court recently issued a landmark ruling on basic price information in online sales (Case No. 6 U 36/22). The ruling shows ...

In today's world, where sustainability and environmental awareness are becoming increasingly important, companies have realized that they can gain a competitive advantage by portraying their ...

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 ...

Artificial collection costs: vzbv successfully sues EOS Investment GmbH EOS Investment GmbH, a debt collection company that collects outstanding debts for the Otto Group, was ...