Legal Dance-Off: Epic Games’ Copyright-Misstep
Fortnite dance problematic in terms of copyright?
Fortnite dance problematic in terms of copyright?
The long-awaited ECJ judgement in the case of Deutsche Wohnen SE against the Berlin public prosecutor's office has just been published. (C-807/21)
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.
The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (judgment of July 6, 2023 - 20 U 72/22) has ruled that a product advertisement with the claim "climate neutral" must not leave the consumer in doubt as to whether this climate neutrality is already achieved during the manufacturing process or only through compensatory measures.
A trade association is only authorised to initiate regulatory proceedings if it is registered in the lists of the UWG reform by the Federal Office of Justice (BfJ).
In a decision from 12.5.2023 - 7 HK O 2/23, which was obtained by HÄRTING Rechtsanwälte, the Regional Court of Trier commented on two questions concerning statutory information and labelling obligations in the distribution of animal feed.
An Austrian court recently ruled that Sony must repay 338.26 EUR to a gamer. The Hermagor District Court (Bezirksgericht Hermagor) considered the FUT Packs that are available in the soccer simulation FIFA to be gambling under Austrian law. This case has reignited the debate surrounding the legal classification of loot boxes in the gaming industry.
The Federal Labour Court ruled in four parallel decisions that the employer may be authorised by its right to issue instructions to move the place of work of its employees abroad.
In its judgement, the Higher Regional Court of Schleswig ruled that the operator of an online shop must ensure that a clickable link to the so-called ODR platform, the internet platform for online dispute resolution, is set up and that its functionality is monitored. The court considered a one-month monitoring cycle to be sufficient. If the functionality is not checked at least once a month, there is a culpable violation of the cease-and-desist declaration.
The waves are running high: No more legal basis for processing personal data in the employment relationship? In its ruling of 30 March 2023 (C-34/21), the ECJ declared Section 23(1) sentence 1 of the Hessian Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act (HDSIG) and Section 86(4) of the Hessian Civil Service Act (HBG) to be incompatible with Article 88(1) and (2) of the GDPR.
The Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht - BAG) has ruled that a woman is entitled to the same remuneration as her male colleagues if the employer pays the male colleagues a higher remuneration for the same or equivalent work on the grounds of gender.
Almost exactly one month before the next "Black Friday" sale, there is news again in the trademark dispute about the word mark "Black Friday". A quick refresher: the trademark "Black Friday" had been registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) since 2013. The term itself originates from the USA and now also refers on this side of the Atlantic to the annual sales event in online/offline retail on the Friday after Thanksgiving. This day now marks the start of the Christmas shopping season.