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We know the IT industry at all stages of their value chain. In addition, our has now been 15 Years active in the field of IT law Attorney Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak graduated alongside his jurisprudential studies such electrical engineering with appropriate emphasis in the areas of information technology / telecommunications. Thus, we speak your language.

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The entire right of information technologies and telecommunications, including the message processing, Soft- and hardware technology and networks form from our legal practice. Online, offline, ASIC to ob oder PPC.

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IT Law

We know the IT industry at all stages of their value chain. In addition, our has now been 15 Years active in the field of IT law Attorney Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak graduated alongside his jurisprudential studies such electrical engineering with appropriate emphasis in the areas of information technology / telecommunications. Thus, we speak your language.

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The entire right of information technologies and telecommunications, including the message processing, Soft- and hardware technology and networks form from our legal practice. Online, offline, ASIC to ob oder PPC.

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Internet Law

Internet law and online law brings together a variety of legal areas (u.a. Domain Law, IT Law, Telecommunications Law, Copyright, Computerrecht, Media Law, Civil Law). We know each other "the network" and his German and European regulations for.

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IT-by design

The legally secure as possible implementation of Web- and IT projects with the creation of the necessary contracts in the field of computer law, Copyright and domain law, and the development of customized general terms and conditions with constraints (Conditions, Privacy Statement, Declarations of Conformity, etc.) part of our daily practice.

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20th Jan 2020
Automatic selection of reviews by an evaluation portal as yelp.de is admissible

Automatic selection of reviews by an evaluation portal as yelp.de is admissible

BGH judgment of 14. January 2020 – VI ZR 496/18 (u.a.) – yelp.de facts: The applicant takes account of their evaluation display on an Internet portal whose operators to cease and desist, Detection and damage claims. The defendant operates the Internet at www.yelp.de a Review Portal, rate in the company, registered users by awarding one stars up to five and a text. The Internet portal displays all user contributions and classifies them automatically by software and daily without manual control as either “recommended” or as “(currently) not recommended” on. When you call a company are up to five stars displayed with its name and presentation, the average of the award in the “recommended”...

10th Dec 2019
No entitlement to regulatory required intervention in a data protection supervisory matter

No entitlement to regulatory required intervention in a data protection supervisory matter

The parties disagree about the intervention of the defendant in a privacy supervisory matter. The plaintiff asked the Kreissparkasse ... ... ... repeatedly, his ... ... ... shared her personal data processed by him to übermitteln.3Die Kreissparkasse the applicant by letter of 30. July 2018 then with, to him in compliance with Art. 15 Abs. 1 and 2 to the Privacy Regulation (DS-ACE) such as § 34 the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) now convey its data (vgl. leaf 3 – 6 the court record, Conditioning the application). With a further letter of the same day, the Kreissparkasse told ... ... ... the plaintiff nor the credit rating his person with. By letter of 3. September 2018 turned ...

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 ...

30th May 2018
Federal Network Agency's action against ping calls has been a considerable success,,de,The Federal Network Agency has again acted against ping calls and has banned the accounting and collection for connections to several Belarusian phone numbers,,de,"We continue to consistently oppose ping calls,,de,Protecting consumers from phone harassment is a priority for us ",,de,explains Jochen Homann,,de,President of the Federal Network Agency,,de,"The significant drop in complaints about ping calls shows,,de,that our measures are successful,,de,Especially the price announcement obligation has shown effect. ",,de,Callback costs several euros per minute,,de,Ping calls are Lock calls,,de,who want to provoke a chargeable recall,,de,When mobile customers call the number back,,de

Federal Network Agency's action against ping calls has been a considerable success,,de,The Federal Network Agency has again acted against ping calls and has banned the accounting and collection for connections to several Belarusian phone numbers,,de,"We continue to consistently oppose ping calls,,de,Protecting consumers from phone harassment is a priority for us ",,de,explains Jochen Homann,,de,President of the Federal Network Agency,,de,"The significant drop in complaints about ping calls shows,,de,that our measures are successful,,de,Especially the price announcement obligation has shown effect. ",,de,Callback costs several euros per minute,,de,Ping calls are Lock calls,,de,who want to provoke a chargeable recall,,de,When mobile customers call the number back,,de

Die Bundesnetzagentur ist erneut gegen Ping-Anrufe vorgegangen und hat die Rechnungslegung und Inkassierung für Verbindungen zu mehreren weißrussischen Rufnummern untersagt. „Wir gehen weiterhin konsequent gegen Ping-Anrufe vor. Der Schutz der Verbraucher vor telefonischer Belästigung hat für uns Priorität“, erklärt Jochen Homann, Präsident der Bundesnetzagentur. „Der deutliche Rückgang der Beschwerden über Ping-Anrufe zeigt, dass unsere Maßnahmen erfolgreich sind. Gerade die Preisansageverpflichtung hat Wirkung gezeigt.“ Rückruf kostet mehrere Euro pro Minute Ping-Anrufe sind Lockanrufe, die einen kostenpflichtigen Rückruf provozieren wollen. Wenn Mobilfunkkunden die Nummer zurückrufen, they often get band announcements,,de,which cost several euros per minute,,de,The band announcements range from incomprehensible announcements in foreign language to competitions,,de,Erotic announcements or alleged package deliveries,,de,The goal of the cheats is it,,de,that the callers remain in the line as long as possible,,de,The polluters benefit from the generated connection fees,,de,Knapp,,en,Consumers had complained to the Federal Network Agency about the calls,,de,Prohibition of accounting and collection,,de,The Federal Network Agency has to the Belarusian numbers,,de,that mobile network operators consumers the cost,,de,which were created by dialing these numbers,,de,no longer allowed to charge,,de,If consumers have already received invoices,,de, die mehrere Euro pro Minute kosten. Die Bandansagen reichen von unverständlichen Ansagen in ausländischer Sprache bis hin zu Gewinnspielen, Erotikansagen oder angeblichen Paketzustellungen....

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.

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.

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...

10th Feb 2017
Die Umgehung einer Schutzvorkehrung (WoW) kann wettbewerbswidrig sein

Die Umgehung einer Schutzvorkehrung (WoW) kann wettbewerbswidrig sein

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)....

12th Dec 2016
The creation of links to a community of injured side is "the public", the knowledge of an infringement

The creation of links to a community of injured side is "the public", the knowledge of an infringement

Art. 3 Abs. 1 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 must be interpreted, that to answer the question, whether the setting of hyperlinks to a website to works, which are freely accessible on another website without permission of the copyright holder, constitutes a 'public' within the meaning of that provision, is to be determined, whether the links non-profit by someone, did not know the unlawful publication of works on the other site, or could not reasonably know, were provided or if the links were rather provided for profit, being in ..,de.

19th Sep 2016
An Internet client can exercise a due to erroneous calculation with a significantly low price excellent contract according to § 242 BGB in any case not invoke the Treaty, if he has the faulty Pricing positively recognized upon conclusion and implementation of the contract is unreasonable for the seller par excellence.

An Internet client can exercise a due to erroneous calculation with a significantly low price excellent contract according to § 242 BGB in any case not invoke the Treaty, if he has the faulty Pricing positively recognized upon conclusion and implementation of the contract is unreasonable for the seller par excellence.

1. Whether an email sent to the customer automatic response in addition to the knowledge of the Declaration § 312i Abs. 1 No.. 3 BGB also includes any operation designed to contract acceptance declaration of intent, is by design to §§ 133, 157 identify BGB. 2. One with "order confirmation" overridden automatic email, a knowledge statement according to § 312i Abs. 1 No.. 3 BGB includes, is regularly interpreted as aimed at the contract acceptance declaration of intent at the same time. 3. The knowledge in a statement according to § 312i Abs. 1 No.. 3 BGB statement set "Thank you for your order. We will process your order immediately. "Leaves in interpreting regularly to the conclusion, dass damit zugleich eine auf...

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...

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...