ECJ confirms classification of TikTok as a “gatekeeper”
The Chinese Bytedance Group, which operates the video portal TikTok, has failed with a lawsuit against its classification as a so-called digital gatekeeper. The General ...
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ECJ rulings on compensation for data protection breaches
Analysis of the ECJ rulings In its recent decisions C-687/21 and C-340/21, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) provided important clarifications on the right to ...
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 to optimize processes, make decisions ...
OLG Hamburg: Kunuu must delete anonymous reviews
Introduction As a lawyer specializing in copyright law, competition law and IT law, I regularly face the challenge of protecting my clients from the effects ...
CEOTECC/SEOTECC: Provider continues to overload the self-employed and companies with lawsuits
As a lawyer who usually focuses on specific legal issues in the areas of IT law, copyright law and competition law, I usually devote my ...
OLG Hamburg: Antitrust assessment of automated Google Ads blocks
Legal classification of the Google Ads blocking in the light of antitrust law In a recent decision, the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (Case ...
Epic Games’ victory in the antitrust dispute against Google Play Store: a turning point for the app economy?
Oh wow: Epic Games, the developer behind the world-famous game Fortnite, has scored a remarkable victory in an unprecedented antitrust lawsuit against Google. This ruling, ...
SEO and law – a balancing act between visibility and security
As a lawyer specializing in IT law, copyright law and competition law, I face the challenges that arise at the interface between technology and law ...
Is the NetzDG permissible? ECJ with an exciting decision
The ECJ has made an exciting decision that could also be relevant for the NetzDG, which applies to Instagram or TikTok, for example. Accordingly, an ...
The use of third-party trademarks in Google Ads
Introduction In my recent work for a client, I was again confronted with a recurring theme: The use of third-party trademarks in Google Ads. While ...
Artificial intelligence and lawyers: a partnership, not a competition
Introduction: The Role of Artificial Intelligence It's no secret that I'm a big proponent of Artificial Intelligence and firmly believe it will play a significant ...
Beware of misleading letters about Google Analytics
Recently, mass warnings in connection with the use of Google Fonts have caused considerable unrest. Companies and website operators have been asked to reconsider their ...
GDPR and Pseudonymization: A Surprising Ruling by the ECJ
Introduction The application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to pseudonymized data is a controversial topic that generates much debate in the legal and ...
Searches in cases of “Google Fonts” cease-and-desist letters
In proceedings against two defendants - a 53-year-old lawyer based in Berlin and his 41-year-old client, the alleged representative of an "IG Datenschutz" - search ...
ECJ: How is “legitimate interest” to be interpreted in the GDPR?
The ECJ, on the basis of a reference for a preliminary ruling under Art. 98 para. 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court ...
The future of the Internet: Web3 and the new law
Web3 - the next generation of the Internet The next generation of the Internet - Web3 - is just around the corner. For years, there ...
ECJ rules on the right to be forgotten
Following the Federal Constitutional Court, the ECJ has now also ruled on the right to be forgotten in search engines. The ECJ ruled that the ...
What is “digital property” and how can I benefit from it?
Attention The term "Digital Property" refers to digital content created or acquired by a person and owned by that person. In German law, however, the ...
Injunctive debtor must also examine links in groups on Facebook for infringement
When someone is ordered to cease and desist on the Internet, many often forget that all content must be removed, not just the actual post ...
Digitization of contract creation and client communication
Currently, I am working and planning on a major change that I hope will roll out in 2021. Although I am already extremely digitally accessible ...
Lawyers’ Compensation Act (RVG)
The German Lawyers' Fees Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz, RVG) is a central element of the German legal system. It regulates the remuneration...
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