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    Right of communication: German Federal Supreme Court applies GS Media to internet search engines

    In Thumbnails III, the German Federal Supreme Court (‘BGH') held that the depiction of so-called thumbnails of pictures available from the internet does not constitute an act of copyright infringement, unless the search engine operator had knowledge of the fact that the copyrighted material had been illegally uploaded.
    GermanyIntellectual Property
    Reed Smith (Worldwide)
    Reed Smith (Worldwide)
  • Article

    German Court Holds Email Provider Subject To Telecommunications Law

    On November 11, 2015, the Administrative Court of Cologne ruled (source document in German) that an email provider was subject to notification obligations under the nation's telecommunications law.
    GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Jones Day
Jones Day
  • Article

    Bavarian Data Protection Authority Inspects Email Servers

    As of September, the Bavarian data protection authority conducted an automated online inspection (source document in German) of more than 2,000 email servers of companies located in Bavaria.
    GermanyPrivacy
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    German Federal Government Introduces Research And Development Program On Cybersecurity

    On March 11, the German federal government presented its plan (source document in German) to promote research and development regarding IT security.
    GermanyPrivacy
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Germany Makes Most Requests For Disclosure Of User Data To Facebook

    Facebook's 2014 Government Request Report reveals that Germany has the highest number of requests for user data per million Facebook users.
    GermanyPrivacy
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    AdBlockers Now Really More Legal Than Not?

    A third higher regional court has ruled on the legality of website ad blockers, a further decision in one of several proceedings initiated against the distribution of "AdBlock Plus".
    GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    SKW Schwarz
    SKW Schwarz
  • Article

    German Federal Supreme Court Submits Questions To ECJ

    In October, the German Federal Supreme Court ("BGH") submitted to the ECJ a question regarding whether dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data.
    GermanyPrivacy
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Germany Passes eHealth Act

    In December 2015, Germany passed the Act on Safe Digital Communication and Applications in the Healthcare Sector.
    GermanyFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Intellectual Property Law Of Germany - International Law Aspects

    GermanyIntellectual Property
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Article

    Hamburg's DPO Aims To Restrict Internet Search Engine's Combination Of User Data

    According to the DPO, the search engine already announced that it will materially change its services in order to meet these data protection requirements.
    GermanyPrivacy
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Intellectual Property Law Of Germany - Design

    GermanyCorporate/Commercial Law
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Article

    Intellectual Property Law Of Germany - Utility Model

    GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Article

    German Ministry Of Justice Presents Guidelines On Planned Data Retention Act

    On April 15, 2015 the German Minister of Justice presented guidelines (source document in German) for the implementation of retention obligations and maximum storage periods for traffic data.
    GermanyPrivacy
    Jones Day
    Jones Day
  • Article

    Intellectual Property Law Of Germany - Unfair Competition

    GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
  • Article

    German Regulator About To Ban Branded WiFi Routers Provided By Internet Service Providers

    In July, the Federal Network Agency announced that its draft proposal for new transparency rules will be forwarded to the German parliament for approval soon.
    GermanyAntitrust/Competition Law
    Noerr
    Noerr
  • Article

    When "Purchase Now" Is Not Enough – Local Court Of Cologne Sets (Too) Strict Standards For The Button Solution In German E-Commerce

    The court of Cologne's reference to sales on trial is not particularly convincing, as in a case of a sale made on account there is also no immediate obligation to pay the purchase price.
    GermanyCorporate/Commercial Law
    Orrick
    Orrick
  • Article

    One Year Of PSD2 – Current Developments

    The Transposition Act for the Second EU Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) has been in force since January 13, 2018
    GermanyFinance and Banking
    SKW Schwarz
    SKW Schwarz
  • Article

    Google gets Thumbs up From German Court to use Small Picture Previews

    The German Federal Supreme Court has ruled that Google could use and display a thumbnail preview of a picture taken from an artist’s web site, because she had not sent a signal to say that she objected to this.
    GermanyIntellectual Property
    Matthew Arnold & Baldwin
    Matthew Arnold & Baldwin
  • Article

    Electronic Press Reviews Subject to the Press Privilege Under the Copyright Act

    GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Bird & Bird
    Bird & Bird
  • Article

    Federal Supreme Court Eases the Burden of Proof for Software Producers

    GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
    Bird & Bird
    Bird & Bird
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