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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for copyright law, has once again dealt with questions of liability due to the [...]
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The agreement was not reached. The plaintiff then cancelled the purchase contract in due time and returned the mattresses. The defendant is [...]
Learn moreFacebook's "Like" button is illegal under competition law
In its judgment of March 9, 2016, Case No.: 12 O 151/15, the Düsseldorf Regional Court ruled that the use of the Facebook "Like" plug-in is violating competition [...]
Learn moreDismissal of an employee for private internet use
The employer shall be entitled to evaluate the browser history of the employee's business computer in order to establish a factual basis for termination without [...]
Learn moreThrottling of speed for "unlimited" data volume inadmissible
The Potsdam Regional Court has upheld a lawsuit filed by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.) against E-Plus, which had criticized the significant throttling of data volumes at [...].
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