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The plaintiff, a theater publisher, sought a declaration before the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) that it was entitled to grant theaters and other users of works copyright [...]
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Since July 1, 2008, physicians with health insurance funds have been required by the AVWG to use "tamper-free" software for electronic medication prescriptions, which is intended to prevent [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for competition law, had to decide whether the Hamburger Sportverein (HSV) can prevent [...]
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The brokering of private sports betting is provisionally allowed under conditions that serve to combat gambling addiction. This was decided by the Higher Administrative Court [...].
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