Tag: Judgment

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 ...

Introduction: The challenge of unlawful account suspensions In my legal practice, I regularly encounter cases in which clients are affected by the unlawful blocking of ...

The Regional Court of Lübeck has made an exciting decision for contract law in the digital age. It ruled that the inclusion of general terms ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a ruling dated December 21, 2023 (case no. 14 O 292/22), the Regional Court of Cologne addressed fundamental questions regarding the applicability of German ...

The judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of December 5, 2023 in case C-807/21 concerns the interpretation of Art. 83 para. 4 to ...

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 ...

I just received an email from my old gym that made me wonder. It was about the extension of their "Black Week" promotion, an offer ...

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 ...

The Darmstadt Regional Court has made an important ruling that directly affects the practice of advertising in online retail. The focus is on the issue ...

Introduction: On December 5, 2023, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court issued an important ruling that has far-reaching consequences for the trade in photovoltaic system components. ...

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 ...

The recent decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the cases Natsionalna agentsia za prihotide (C-340/21) and Gemeinde Ummendorf (C-456/22) set new standards ...

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, ...

In an earlier post on my blog itmedialaw.com, I already briefly addressed the important ruling of the ECJ of December 5, 2023. I would now ...

Background of the case In its ruling (5 U 25/233), the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg made an important decision concerning the deletion of internet ...

The civil dispute between the plaintiff (Boris Becker) and the defendant (Oliver Pocher) arose from an approximately 15-minute segment broadcast on 29.10.2020 in the RTL ...

Introduction: The recent ruling by the Munich I Regional Court on Sky's cancel button plays a central role in the current debate about online memberships. ...

The 4th Civil Senate of the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart has ruled in two judgments on claims in connection with a data leak on ...