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...

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.

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 ...

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)...