The 6th Civil Senate of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne (OLG Cologne), which is responsible for copyright matters, ruled on July 31, 2009, that an independent Cologne theater production [...]
Learn moreRecipients of agricultural subsidies may be published
On June 3, 2009, the Higher Administrative Court of Schleswig-Holstein ruled in three summary proceedings that publication of agricultural subsidies paid with the names of the recipients [...]
Learn moreAct to combat unauthorised telephone advertising in force
On august 4, 2009, the Act to Combat Unauthorized Telephone Advertising and to Improve Consumer Protection in Special Sales [...]
Learn moreInternet-capable computer is subject to broadcasting licence fees
In the opinion of the Bavarian Administrative Court, broadcasting fees must also be paid for computers with Internet access that are used exclusively for professional purposes. This has been confirmed by the [...]
Learn moreNo general broadcasting fee obligation for personal computers
The 14th chamber of the Schleswig Administrative Court (VG Schleswig) upheld the complaint of a software development company against the broadcasting fee in the amount of 54.79 [...]
Learn moreEva Herman successful before the Cologne Higher Regional Court
On July 28, 2009, the television presenter and book author Eva Herman also appealed against the Axel Springer publishing house before the Cologne Higher Regional Court (OLG [...]
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