LG Berlin Sheds Light on Dark Patterns
In a judgement dated 11 February 2025 - 15 O 287/24, the Regional Court of Berlin II dealt with dark patterns in detail.
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New requirements for the order overview
The LG Berlin II requires the material to be mentioned again in the order overview for online sales of clothing.
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Precise verification of age… and eligibility
In its judgement of 03.04.2025 - 4 U 29/24, the Higher Regional Court of Hamm confirmed the obvious on the interpretation of the JuSchG and made an exciting decision on the presentation requirements for the competitor position in a warning letter.
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Young athletes are also consumers
In a recent judgement, the ECJ ruled on the application of general terms and conditions to training contracts with junior athletes.
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Police fees at the expense of the DFL are constitutional
Fair financial burden sharing or a dam break for the financing of public security policy? In its judgement last Tuesday, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the levying of fees for police operations at high-risk matches at the expense of the DFL in the form of the Bremen fee schedule is constitutional. Is the decision correct? Is the confirmed procedure for charging fees in Bremen a fair distribution of the financial burden or is it a breach of the dam for the private financing of public security policy? An overview:
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No more Training – Is the Copyright Disaster looming for AI Developers?
Die US-amerikanische Authors Guild hat einen class-action lawsuit gegen ChatGPT-Entwickler OpenAI eingelegt, in dem OpenAI Urheberrechtsverletzungen beim Training seiner GPT-Modelle vorgeworfen wird.
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Government Draft of the 11th GWB Amendment – Part 2: Skimming and Digital Markets Act
Part 2 will now deal with the new skimming off of advantages obtained in breach of antitrust law and the enforcement possibilities in connection with the Digital Markets Act.
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Government draft of the 11th GWB amendment – Part 1: The BKartA becomes a competition fire brigade
On 05.04.2023, the Federal Cabinet adopted the 11th GWB amendment. Colloquially known as the Competition Enforcement Act, the amendment provides for a far-reaching expansion of the powers of the Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt, BKartA). The centrepiece is the new powers of intervention in connection with sector enquiries modelled on the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The government draft will now be forwarded to the Bundestag and Bundesrat. This two-part article provides an overview of the planned innovations and assesses the impact on practice. Part 1 of the article first deals with the new sector enquiry.
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