In a decision, the Berlin Appellate Court once again correctly determined that the sending of customer satisfaction surveys by e-mail, without prior [...]
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The First Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice today ruled that the right to information under press law can also be asserted against stock corporations that [...]
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Numerous online store operators want to sell their products exclusively to entrepreneurs for a variety of reasons. Consequently, they want to exclude consumers. In the case law [...]
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Since 01.02.2017, entrepreneurs have to fulfill further information obligations. Already since 09.01.2016, commercial online traders have to provide information in their online store and on [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for copyright law, has ruled in connection with the liability for copyright infringements [...]
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In France, an "out-of-print book" is defined as a book published before January 1, 2001 that is no longer commercially [...]
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