Following the approval of the Bundesrat on 28.11.2008, it will continue to be permissible to publish small parts of a work, works of small [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible, among other things, for copyright law, ruled on november 20, 2008, that already the [...]
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The Cartel Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that a local natural gas supplier holds a dominant position in its traditional supply area and [...]
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The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that in the sale of consumer goods (Section 474 (1) sentence 1 BGB) the seller is entitled to demand from the consumer in the event of [...]
Learn moreNew rules on data protection - the data protection audit seal is coming
On December 10, 2008, the German Cabinet approved a draft law regulating data privacy audits and amending data privacy regulations. With [...]
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The Act on the Reorganization of Telecommunications Surveillance and Other Covert Investigation Measures and on the Implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC not only [...]
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