The Higher Regional Court of Hamm has issued an initial ruling on the so-called Facebook scraping cases and dismissed a claim for payment of damages under [...]
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Facebook fan pages are very popular with businesses. They enable companies to achieve a high reach at comparatively low or no cost. The [...]
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For some time now, German civil courts have been dealing with labeling violations on social media profiles. Among others, the Regional Court of Cologne had ruled in its judgment of 14.09.2021, Az. [...]
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In a decision dated July 20, 2021, UF 74/21, the OLG Düsseldorf ruled that photos of children can only be posted on social media with the consent of both parents [...]
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According to the rulings of the Federal Court of Justice dated July 29, 2021, III ZR 179/20 and 192/20, the currently applicable terms and conditions of Facebook are [...]
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On the interpretation of a judgment obliging the operator of a social network to grant the heirs of the beneficiaries of a user account access to the complete [...]
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