ArticleNo Pictures Please!Most people take photos at concerts or festivals. Many of them then upload their snapshots to Facebook and other sites to share with friends and family. AustriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleVerschuldensunabhängige Produkthaftung für unrichtige Inhalte einer Tageszeitung?Die Medieninhaberin lehnte gegenüber der Abonnentin jedwede Haftung für die inhaltliche Unrichtigkeit ihrer Printausgabe ab. AustriaConsumer ProtectionPreslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
ArticleMore Extensive Disclosure Duties For Newsletters And Websites In AustriaThe recent amendment of the Media Act has lead to a further inflation of the disclosure duties which intensifies the problem of information overload.AustriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDorda Brugger Jordis
ArticleThe Higher The Profile, The Higher The Risk: Violence On The Main StageOn 8 August, 2024, Austrian police revealed that they had thwarted a credible terrorist plot intended to attack concertgoers at a Taylor Swift show in Vienna.WorldwideGovernment, Public SectorWTW
ArticleDas Neue TelearbeitsgesetzDas seit 1. April 2021 geltende Homeoffice-Maßnahmenpaket 2021 wurde im Rahmen der Covid-19-Pandemie seitens der Bundesregierung...AustriaEmployment and HRFellner Wratzfeld & Partners
ArticleDisclosure Duties For Newsletters And Websites Become More ExtensiveOn July 1 2012 an amendment to the Media Act was introduced that extended the duties of disclosure for website and newsletter providers. AustriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDorda Brugger Jordis
ArticleWhen A Museum Buys An NFT: Legal Challenges And ConsiderationsThe story of our NFT self-experiment does not end with the selling of the token. To the contrary, it is only the start: The buyer – in our case the Museum Francisco Carolinum in Linz – wants to use the artwork for their purposes. AustriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleCEE: Court Of Justice Of EU: Freedom For The PeerThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has deprived the audio recording and movie industries of one of their main instruments against the sharing of illegal internet content – the possibility to impose an injunction against an internet service provider (ISP) that requires it to install a system to filter electronic communications, especially those involving the use of peer-to-peer software. European UnionIntellectual PropertySchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleAustria Implements New Media Merger Rules To Align With The EU Media Freedom ActJune 2026 – Austria has enacted a European Media Freedom Act Implementation Act (EMFG-Begleitgesetz (BGBl I No. 20/2026)), introducing significant changes to the Austrian media regulatory and merger control framework.AustriaAntitrust/Competition LawKinstellar
ArticleGambling Comparative GuideGambling Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Austria, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countriesAustriaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentOBLIN Rechtsanwälte GmbH