27th Nov 2023
Outsource to external service providers through IT outsourcing

Outsource to external service providers through IT outsourcing

IT outsourcing is a process, where companies or organizations outsource their IT tasks to external service providers. This can include a variety of IT tasks, such as the development of software, the management of networks, maintaining hardware and supporting end users. There are many reasons, why companies consider IT outsourcing. horak. LAWYERS/ LAWYERS / PATENT ATTORNEYS Just give us a call. We are happy to help. One of the main reasons is cost savings. By outsourcing IT tasks, companies can reduce the costs of hiring and training IT staff. In addition, they can benefit from economies of scale, that arise through collaboration with an IT service provider. Another advantage of IT outsourcing....

27th Jun 2023
Warranty conditions are part of the purchase contract

Warranty conditions are part of the purchase contract

Warranty conditions are an important part of every sales contract. They give the buyer security, that the product purchased or the service provided meets the agreed requirements and, in the event of defects or defects, will be repaired or replaced. Typically, warranty terms are set by the manufacturer or seller of the product or service. These terms may vary by product or service and should be reviewed carefully prior to purchase. One of the most important aspects of warranty terms is the length of the warranty, the type of guarantee (z.B. repair or replacement), the conditions for claiming the guarantee (z.B. Proof of purchase or registration of the product) and warranty exclusions..

13th Feb 2023
Purpose of IT security

Purpose of IT security

The purpose is to protect basic information such as company assets, company know-how, all personal data and sales. Without an appropriate solution for IT security, Does your company have inadequate risk management?. You, the management, are also legally obliged to do so, to take appropriate safety precautions. IT security means the protection of information and, above all, the processing of it. horak. LAWYERS/ LAWYERS / PATENT ATTORNEYS Just give us a call. We are happy to help. Information security should prevent the manipulation of data and systems by unauthorized persons. IT security measures Access controls, Cryptography, rights management, Firewalls, Proxies, virus scanner, Vulnerability management – ​​these are the measures, to ensure IT security. IT security includes all technical and organizational....

12th Dec 2022
The legal side of IT compliance

The legal side of IT compliance

horak. LAWYERS/ LAWYERS / PATENT ATTORNEYS Just give us a call. We are happy to help. In the area of ​​the IT landscape, legal regulations prevail, internal and contractual regulations. In corporate management, we can use the term IT compliance to describe compliance with regulations. Compliance means only in itself, that the applicable legal rules and recognized social values ​​and norms are always observed in the context of all corporate activities. Already in the light of the existing regulation density for companies and entrepreneurs, cross-border activities, Due to the increasing regulation and in particular the special liability for the management bodies, every company today has to operate a compliance management system. Lawyer Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M. Risky areas of IT compliance In particular, the...

15th Oct 2019
Importance of freedom in the assessment of an utterance as "harmful to minors" and the terms thereof finable requirement to appoint a youth protection officer

Importance of freedom in the assessment of an utterance as "harmful to minors" and the terms thereof finable requirement to appoint a youth protection officer

decisions, applied to the evaluation of a by Article. 5 Abs. 1 Set 1 socialize as harmful to minors adverse legal consequences GG protected expression, must take into account the value-setting significance of the fundamental right of freedom of expression. These principles are also to be observed, if not the expression itself is the subject of proceedings, but their evaluation is in turn the basis for a more onerous state measure. As far as making a classification of utterances as "harmful to minors" the basis for the finable requirement to appoint a youth protection officer, must also be considered as part of the proportionality test, the importance of having such a requirement for the possibility of freedom of expression of those affected. This has the 2nd Chamber of the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court today ...

29th Nov 2018
Bundeskartellamt initiates an antitrust abuse proceedings against Amazon because of the terms and conditions and the procedures

Bundeskartellamt initiates an antitrust abuse proceedings against Amazon because of the terms and conditions and the procedures

The Federal Cartel Office has today launched abuse proceedings against Amazon, the terms and conditions and behaviors Amazon against the dealers in the German marketplace to check amazon.de. Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt: “"Amazon itself is the largest online retailer and operates by far the largest online marketplace in Germany. Many dealers and manufacturers are dependent on the range of the Amazon marketplace for online sales. Amazon acts as a kind of "gatekeeper" to customers. The dual role as the largest retailer and the largest market place has the potential for disabilities of other dealers on the platform. Because of the many available to us, we will examine complaints, whether Amazon .. of its market position to the detriment of the market place.

12th Feb 2018
The buyer of a domain may rely on the legitimate use of the seller,,de,The offered by name infringement balancing of interests leads,,de,that the defendant can point to their own interests worthy of protection,,de,exclude the applicant's name, a legal claim,,de,LG Cologne,,de,Domain purchase and priority,,de,The charges get dismissed,,de,The costs of litigation are imposed on the applicant,,de,The judgment is provisionally enforceable against collateral in the amount of,,de,of each amount to be enforced,,de,The parties disagree about the mutual authorization at the "T" and on a related thereto Internet Domain,,de,The applicant is registered in since,,de.

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The buyer of a domain may rely on the legitimate use of the seller,,de,The offered by name infringement balancing of interests leads,,de,that the defendant can point to their own interests worthy of protection,,de,exclude the applicant's name, a legal claim,,de,LG Cologne,,de,Domain purchase and priority,,de,The charges get dismissed,,de,The costs of litigation are imposed on the applicant,,de,The judgment is provisionally enforceable against collateral in the amount of,,de,of each amount to be enforced,,de,The parties disagree about the mutual authorization at the "T" and on a related thereto Internet Domain,,de,The applicant is registered in since,,de. Die bei Namensrechtsverletzungen gebotene Interessenabwägung führt dazu, daß der Beklagte auf eigene schützenswerte Belange verweisen kann, die einen namensrechtlichen Anspruch der Klägerin ausschließen. LG Köln zu 33 The 39/17 from 19.12.2017 – Domainkauf und Priorität … Die Klage wird abgewiesen. Die Kosten des Rechtsstreits werden der Klägerin auferlegt. Das Urteil ist vorläufig vollstreckbar gegen Sicherheitsleistung in Höhe von 110 % des jeweils zu vollstreckenden Betrages. 1 Facts: 2 Die Parteien streiten um die wechselseitige Berechtigung an der Bezeichnung „T“ sowie an einer damit in Zusammenhang stehenden Internetdomain. 3 Die Klägerin ist im Handelsregister seit 2004 unter der...

24th Aug,en 2017
Die dynamische IP-Adresse stellt für den Anbieter der IP-Adresse ein personenbezogenes Datum dar

Die dynamische IP-Adresse stellt für den Anbieter der IP-Adresse ein personenbezogenes Datum dar

a) Die dynamische IP-Adresse, die von einem Anbieter von Online-Mediendiensten beim Zugriff einer Person auf eine Internetseite, die dieser Anbieter allgemein zu-gänglich macht, gespeichert wird, stellt für den Anbieter ein personenbezogenes Datum im Sinne des § 12 Abs. 1 and 2 TMG in Verbindung mit § 3 Abs. 1 BDSG dar (Fortführung von EuGH NJW 2016, 3579). b) § 15 Abs. 1 TMG ist entsprechend Art. 7 BUCHST. f der Richtlinie 95/46 EG dahin auszulegen, dass ein Anbieter von Online-Mediendiensten personenbezogene Da-ten eines Nutzers dieser Dienste ohne dessen Einwilligung auch über das Ende eines Nutzungsvorgangs hinaus dann erheben und verwenden darf, soweit ihre Erhebung und ihre Verwendung erforderlich sind, um...

21st Aug 2017
Gerichtsprozess als Musikantenstadl zu bezeichnen, kann von Meinungsfreiheit gedeckt sein

Gerichtsprozess als Musikantenstadl zu bezeichnen, kann von Meinungsfreiheit gedeckt sein

BUNDESVERFASSUNGSGERICHT 1 BvR 180/17 from 6.6.2017 In dem Verfahren über die Verfassungsbeschwerde des Herrn K…, – Bevollmächtigte: … gegen a) den Beschluss des Landgerichts Gera vom 15. December 2016 – 302 Js 36279/14 7 Ns -, b) das Urteil des Amtsgerichts Gera vom 29. June 2016 – 302 Js 36279/14 15 Cs – hat die 3. Kammer des Ersten Senats des Bundesverfassungsgerichts durch den Vizepräsidenten Kirchhof und die Richter Masing, Paulus am 6. June 2017 einstimmig beschlossen: Das Urteil des Amtsgerichts Gera vom 29. June 2016 – 302 Js 36279/14 15 Cs – und der Beschluss des Landgerichts Gera vom 15. December 2016 – 302 Js 36279/14 7 Ns –...

29th Aug,en 2016
Anyone who follows the primary aim as demolition hunters an ebay auction, to be asserted in the case of a premature auction termination compensation claims, is an abuse of rights

Anyone who follows the primary aim as demolition hunters an ebay auction, to be asserted in the case of a premature auction termination compensation claims, is an abuse of rights

BGH judgment of 24. August 2016 – VIII ZR 182/15 The applicant, a civil law, allowed it the son of her manager (below: H.), set up a user account on the internet platform eBay for them. In January 2012 offered the defendant on eBay a used motorcycle of Yamaha in the way of a ten-day Internet auction with a starting price of 1 € for sale at. H. accepted the offer, wherein a he (Maximal-) Bid of 1.234,57 € gave. As the defendant, the auction for falsely registered Artikelmerkmale the first day broke, war H. remained the only bidder. Shortly afterward the defendant the motorcycle with corrected information again at ..,de.

12th Jul 2016
Chargeable value added services number in Contacts infringes TMG and is therefore anti-competitive.

Chargeable value added services number in Contacts infringes TMG and is therefore anti-competitive.

The providers of telemedia services, indicating a chargeable value-added service number on its website as a possibility for a contact in addition to his e-mail address, thus providing no further communication available, of the requirements of § 5 Abs. 1 No.. 2 TMG corresponds to effective communication: For a reconciliation of the establishment of a value-added service number with § 5 Abs. 1 No.. 2 TMG and Art. 5 Abs. 1 BUCHST. c of Directive 2000/31 / EC initially speaks the text of those provisions, with indication of contact information quick, to enable direct and effective communication. As the Court of Appeal rightly pointed out, können über den üblichen Verbindungsentgelten liegende und von der vom Anrufer einer Mehrwertdienstenummer nicht immer beeinflussbaren...

17th May 2016
Ein Wettbewerbsverband kann auch die Anwaltskosten einer anwaltlichen Abmahnung beanspruchen und nicht nur die Verwaltungspauschale

Ein Wettbewerbsverband kann auch die Anwaltskosten einer anwaltlichen Abmahnung beanspruchen und nicht nur die Verwaltungspauschale

1. The delegation authorized to prosecute breaches of competition law professional association a lawyer with a – objectively justified – Warning, are characterized legal costs only non-refundable, when the Association of the pursuit of competition breaches “the task” has. The latter does not depend solely on, whether the fight against unfair competition is mentioned in the statute as a task of the Association. It is more important, whether the Abmahntätigkeit the Association adopted a scope for a certain duration, in which an economically rational acting federation would hire for reasons of cost to accomplish this task legally trained staff; this is the association, a certain margin of discretion zuzubilligen. 2. When applying under Paragraph 1. dargestellten Grundsätze...

23rd Oct 2015
Exchanges in Bitcoins are exempt from VAT and fall within Article. 135 Abs. 1 BUCHST. e of Directive 2006/112

Exchanges in Bitcoins are exempt from VAT and fall within Article. 135 Abs. 1 BUCHST. e of Directive 2006/112

1. Art. 2 Abs. 1 BUCHST. c of Council Directive 2006/112 / EC of 28. November 2006 on the common system of VAT is to be interpreted, standing that transactions such as those at issue in the main proceedings, consisting Exchange conventional currencies in units of virtual currency "Bitcoin" and vice versa, which are executed for an amount, corresponding to the margin, represented by the difference between the price, to which the economic operator concerned buys currencies, and the price, at which he sells them to its customers, is formed, constitute paid services provided for the purposes of that provision. 2. Art. 135 Abs. 1 BUCHST. e of Directive 2006/112 must be interpreted, that services such as ...

28th Jul 2015
(Unterlassungs-)Haftung von YouTube bzw. Google aus dem Gesichtspunkt der sogenannten Störerhaftung bejaht.

(Unterlassungs-)Haftung von YouTube bzw. Google aus dem Gesichtspunkt der sogenannten Störerhaftung bejaht.

Haftung von YouTube bzw. Google aus dem Gesichtspunkt der sogenannten Störerhaftung bejaht. Danach sind die Betreiber von Internetangeboten wie YouTube im Ausgangspunkt zwar nicht verpflichtet, die von ihnen übermittelten und gespeicherten Informationen zu überwachen oder nach Umständen zu forschen, die auf eine rechtswidrige Nutzertätigkeit hindeuten. Wird allerdings ein solcher Dienstanbieter auf eine klare Rechtsverletzung hingewiesen, muss er nicht nur das konkrete Angebot unverzüglich sperren, sondern auch Vorsorge treffen, dass es möglichst nicht zu weiteren derartigen Schutzrechtsverletzungen kommt. Welche Pflichten den Dienstanbieter dabei treffen, insbesondere ob und wieweit er zur Sperrung und dann zur Prüfung und Überwachung der bei ihm hochgeladenen Inhalte verpflichtet ist, bestimmt sich danach, was dem Betreiber nach...

11th Dec 2014
Cancel an eBay action by the auctioneer grds leads to liability for damages

Cancel an eBay action by the auctioneer grds leads to liability for damages

The Federal Court today employed in a decision on the question, circumstances under which a provider even longer than 12 May terminate hours running eBay auction early and sell the thing offered elsewhere, without making himself against the hitherto highest bidder liable for damages. The defendant offered on 17. More 2012 on the internet platform eBay for a period of ten days a generator at a starting price of 1 € an. At the 19. More 2012 he broke the auction prematurely. The plaintiff was at this time at the starting bid of 1 € Highest Bidder and desires – after the defendant sold the generator otherwise – now damages in the amount of ...

03rd Nov 2014
Clause in which the Conditions for transfer of a SIM card “Pledge” in the amount of 29,65 € is charged, which is retained, if the customer does not return the card within three weeks following the expiry or termination of customer relationship in perfect condition, is ineffective.

Clause in which the Conditions for transfer of a SIM card “Pledge” in the amount of 29,65 € is charged, which is retained, if the customer does not return the card within three weeks following the expiry or termination of customer relationship in perfect condition, is ineffective.

a) The clause in terms and conditions of a mobile operator, after one for transfer of SIM card “Pledge” in the amount of 29,65 € is charged, as the “Liquidated damages” will be retained, fails to return so-far the customer the card within three weeks following the expiry or termination of customer relationship in perfect condition, is ineffective. b) The clause in terms and conditions of a mobile operator, after for sending an invoice in paper form (in addition to providing an Internet Customer Portal) a separate fee accrues, is in any case ineffective, if the supplier sells the product not only of the Internet. BGH JUDGMENT III ZR 32/14 from 9. October 2014

17th Sep 2014
Libraries must digitize works contained in their collections and provide users at terminals available

Libraries must digitize works contained in their collections and provide users at terminals available

1. The term "regulations on the sale and Licenses" in Art. 5 Abs. 3 BUCHST. n of Directive 2001/29 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22. More 2001 the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society is to be understood in the sense, that the right holder and referred to in this provision means, such as a public library, for the covered work a license- must have or use contract closed, in which the conditions for the use of the work are determined by the device. 2. Art. 5 Abs. 3 BUCHST. n in conjunction with Article. 5 Abs. 2 BUCHST. c of the Directive 2001/29 must be interpreted, that ...

20th Jan 2014
The concept of "transactional decision" covers all decisions, directly associated with the decision to purchase or not purchase a product.

The concept of "transactional decision" covers all decisions, directly associated with the decision to purchase or not purchase a product.

A commercial practice is known as "misleading" within the meaning of Art. 6 Abs. 1 Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11. More 2005 Unfair business practices by companies to consumers in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EG) No.. 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Directive on unfair commercial practices) classified, if this practice to a misrepresentation or contains the average consumer is likely to deceive and are apt to, to cause the consumer to take a transactional decision, he would not have taken otherwise. Art. 2 BUCHST. k this ...

09th Dec 2013
The IT contract in legal practice

The IT contract in legal practice

IT contracts must be designed subject-specific, to ensure a legally sound imaging of the underlying IT project. Here, the subject matter of the main contract plays a central role; it's about the software, Hardware, Databases, IT Systeme und / oder TK-Systeme, or concrete sub-areas. Individual IT contracts / large projects This begins with individual software or individual projects with the planning- and design phase, in the preparation of specifications and requirement specifications decisive course for avoiding a definitive rift between IT vendors and IT and contracting is to ensure. After creating and decrease the IT project is – provided that the IT project does not fail prematurely – then maintained the software usually and therefore accompanied by a Wartungs-/Service-/Pflegevertrag, an escrow Vetrag on the deposit of source code ...

04th Dec 2013
IT Law Practice: Internet Law, Online Legal, IT Contract Law, Copyright, Media Law, Trademark, Title protection law, Competition Law, International IT Law, IT tendering law, Press Law, IT-specific criminal law

IT Law Practice: Internet Law, Online Legal, IT Contract Law, Copyright, Media Law, Trademark, Title protection law, Competition Law, International IT Law, IT tendering law, Press Law, IT-specific criminal law

Internet Law, Online Legal: Liability for content on the Internet Online Copyright Specific expressions of opinion on the net, Protection of the privacy, Protection of honor provider contracts, Provider liability warnings and their defense preparation of Terms of Use for Websites liability of forums- and platform operators sharing, illegal downloading of music and movies liability for hyperlinks, Search engines Privacy policy, Creation of data protection declarations domain disputes, Recht der Domains Online-Marketing (Advertising- and marketing contracts) Legal support of internet service providers, Web designers, Media agencies, Operators of online shops websites and eBay stores youth protection on the net e-commerce, E-business IT contract law drafting and negotiating IT contracts (Software development , -surrender, -adaptation, Hardware procurement, Support contracts, System contracts, License agreements, alternatives Lizenzmodelle, Project contracts, Distribution agreements, Employee- and Beraterverterträge) Licensing of software over the Internet APP-related treaties Privacy treaties creating Conditions (also EVB-IT) Providerverträge (Access, Hosting, Housing, ASP)...

10th Jul 2013
The provision of § 5 Abs. 1 No.. 2 TMG commands – in Wortlautkongruenz implemented by the type. 5 Abs. 1 Abs c Directive 2000/31/EC – specifying the address of electronic mail. This is the e-mail address. A fax number or a contact form does not satisfy.

The provision of § 5 Abs. 1 No.. 2 TMG commands – in Wortlautkongruenz implemented by the type. 5 Abs. 1 lit c Directive 2000/31/EC – specifying the address of electronic mail. This is the e-mail address. A fax number or a contact form does not satisfy.

The provision of § 5 Abs. 1 No.. 2 TMG commands – in Wortlautkongruenz implemented by the type. 5 Abs. 1 lit c Directive 2000/31/EC – specifying the address of electronic mail. This is the e-mail address. A fax number or a contact form does not satisfy.

05th Jun 2013
Shall submit to the Federal Court of Justice of the European Union prior to the rights issue of admissibility framing – Youtube promotional film about water filtration systems “The reality”

Shall submit to the Federal Court of Justice of the European Union prior to the rights issue of admissibility framing – Youtube promotional film about water filtration systems “The reality”

Press release of the Federal Court No.. 090/2013 from 16.05.2013 Shall submit to the Federal Court of Justice of the European Union to the question of the admissibility of copyright “Framing” our There u.a. I responsible for copyright. Civil Senate of the Bundesgerichtshof has referred the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union, whether the operator of a website penalized for an infringement of copyright, if he copyrighted content, which are publicly available on other websites, by means of “Framing” integrates into its own website. The applicant, manufactures and sells water filtration systems, made for advertising purposes a about two minutes long film entitled “The reality” manufacture, which deals with water pollution. It is the proprietor of the exclusive utilization rights to this film. The film was –...

04th Jun 2013
Nach § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG must be given "the identity and address of the business" – a branch is not enough

Nach § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG must be given "the identity and address of the business" – a branch is not enough

The requirement of § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG, specify the identity and address of operator, In the entry, the business operated by the branch addresses is not enough. Nach § 5a Abs. 3 No.. 2 UWG must be given "the identity and address of the business". Art. 7 IV lit. b UCP Directive speaks of the "address and the identity of the trader". These rules are intended to ensure, that the consumer is clear and unambiguous information about the underlying, with whom he comes into contact business, so that he can take contact without difficulty and without further investigation effort by providing companies (vgl. OLG, WRP 2011, 1213, 1214, OLG Dusseldorf, Urt. in. 02.10.2012 – I-20 U...

15th Apr 2013
Press Law

Press Law

Medienberichtertstattungsrecht, Persöhnlichkeitsrecht, Freedom of expression and press freedom are important foundations of democracy and fundamental rights in terms of 3 in the latter type. 1, 2 and 5 Anchored GG. Communication media has different sides. You can destroy the honor and reputation of a person unlawfully in a day. As an untrue statement of fact, illegal or manipulated photo shoot or coverage of particular private spheres fundamental rights are violated. The same applies to a reporting Movie. In contrast, failure to, Reply, Pain and suffering, Indemnification, or – exceptionally – the revocation to be an effective means. However, negative reporting has not always legally geandet. Even successful processes can have negative consequences in light of their new visibility. We check the property- and legal ...

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