LawyerIT: IT Law

a) Der lauterkeitsrechtliche Schutz eines durch Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen ausgestalteten Ge-chäftsmodells vor gezielter Behinderung im Sinne von § 4 No.. 4 UWG durch Missachtung der Geschäfts-bedingungen setzt grundsätzlich voraus, dass die missachteten Geschäftsbedingungen in die Verträge des Verwenders einbezogen werden und der Inhaltskontrolle standhalten. This also applies, wenn der Hersteller, Vertreiber oder Veranstalter eines Spiels in seinen Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen die Spielregeln niedergelegt hat. Er verdient den lauterkeitsrechtlichen Schutz vor einer gezielten Behinderung durch einen Verstoß gegen die Spielregeln nur, wenn diese Spielregeln rechtlich verbindlich sind (Fortfüh-rung von BGH, Judgment of 30. April 2014 – I ZR 224/12, Wheat 2014, 785 Rn. 32 = WRP 2014, 839 – Flugvermittlung im Internet)....

Judgments 29. July 2021 – III ZR 179/20 and III ZR 192/20 Der III. Civil Division of the Federal Court held, that the terms and conditions of Facebook dated 19. April 2018 for deleting user contributions and blocking accounts in the event of violations of the communication standards set out in the conditions are ineffective. In any case, this is true, because the defendant provider is not obliged to do so at the same time, to inform the user about the removal of his contribution at least retrospectively and about an intended blocking of his user account in advance, to inform him of the reason for this and to give him the opportunity to respond with a subsequent new decision. If a user's contribution was deleted due to the ineffective terms and conditions and his account was temporarily blocked, Has...

The statement brings in the relevant public the impression, that Internet radio operators by virtue of a license from the S… ability to emit and the technical infrastructure of the defendant Internet Radio in Germany, arise without the payment obligations inter alia to the applicant and the position taken by their performers and phonogram producers. In fact, however, leads to internet radio operator in Germany, such a payment obligation under § § 78 Abs. 2 No.. 1, 86 Copyright Act. The question, whether in cross-border issues arising from performance rights are, directed according. Art. 8 VO 864/07 under the law of the country, is sought for the legal (Land protection). The legal protection of the country also determined, welche Handlungen als Verwertungshandlungen unter ein von ihm anerkanntes Schutzrecht fallen...