BGH with exciting decision in the area of tension of the imprint duty
Introduction The digital world is an ever-changing playing field where influencers and streamers play an increasingly important role. In the process, legal issues that are ...
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BGH: State not liable for Corona defaults
The III Civil Senate of the German Federal Supreme Court today ruled on the question of whether the state is liable for a professional musician's ...
Black Friday brand is completely deleted
On June 29, 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) dismissed the appeal against the non-admission of the trademark owner's appeal. This means that ...
Hamburg Higher Regional Court slaps fictitious costs “around the ears” of debt collection industry
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 ...
Drone footage and panorama freedom: a legal about-face
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 ...
Traunstein District Court ruling: Liability for misleading hotel star information and embedded illegal content
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 ...
BGH clarifies the distinction between pseudo self-employed and employees: An urgent warning for startups, game developers, esports teams and agencies
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 ...
BGH on time limits and costs and closing letters for preliminary injunctions.
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 ...
BGH decides on delisting request against Google
Facts: The plaintiff works for or is involved in various companies offering financial services in a responsible position. The plaintiff was his partner and authorized ...
Understanding the cease-and-desist declaration: important insights from the BGH ruling of January 12, 2023
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 ...
BGH: There are no negative interest rates
In its ruling of May 9, 2023, the XI Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for ...
BGH decides on delisting request against Google
The VI. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for claims under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, among other things. ...
OLG Braunschweig allows third-party trademarks in Google ads
What is it all about? In "keyword advertising," advertisers book so-called keywords with a search engine operator, and when they are entered, the advertisements they ...
BGH: Generally accessible data may be stored on information portal
I have just become aware of a ruling of the Federal Court of Justice from last year that answers an exciting question from data protection ...
DNS Resolver as a DOER of copyright infringement?
The Leipzig Regional Court, in its 5th Civil Chamber, which I am unfortunately also very unpleasantly familiar with, has made a ruling in the matter ...
Supreme Federal Courts on Mastodon
Since yesterday, the offerings of the Federal Court of Justice, the Federal Administrative Court, the Federal Fiscal Court, the Federal Labor Court and the Federal ...
Streamer with pseudonym: lawsuit against unknown?
Currently, I am involved in a court case that, in addition to some other legal issues in the area of streaming, YouTube and influencers, also ...
BGH decides on premature termination of Ebay auction
Yesterday, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued a decision on the conditions under which the seller may cancel the bid of a prospective buyer ...
Questions on the commercial use of computer games at the BGH
Bossland GmbH from Zwickau and Blizzard S.A.S. from France have been engaged in bitter legal disputes before German and international courts for many years. An ...
Red, Red, Red blooms only the savings bank…
After almost six years of litigation, the savings banks have prevailed against the Santander banking group at the Federal Court of Justice. The latter has ...
Debtor default
Definition and legal basis: Debtor default, also known simply as default, is a situation in debt law in which the...
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