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Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Digitalisation is on everyone's lips. Parts of the judiciary – at least in some European countries – are hesitant. Austria introduced an electronic legal communication system...
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The recent events around FTX are a reminder that any investment requires appropriate due diligence.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The Digital Services Act, targeting numerous online/digital services from internet access providers to cloud and webhosting services, search engines, online platforms such as social media, online marketplaces, app stores and collaborative economy platforms, enters into force on 16 November 2022.
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Ob bei GameStop, AMC oder Windeln.de, sogenannte Kleinanleger-Armeen mischen die Börsen seit einiger Zeit gewaltig auf und sorgten bei großen Hedgefonds bereits für immense Verluste.
Dorda Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Wüste Beschimpfungen, Hassparolen, Verunglimpfungen oder andere rechtswidrige Inhalte sind im Internet keine Seltenheit, vor allem nicht in sozialen Netzwerken
OBLIN Attorneys at Law LLP
On 07.12.2020 (served on 28.12.2020), the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Wien, OLG) delivered its ruling in the appeal proceedings Schrems v Facebook Ireland Ltd.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
This April, the relevant EU institutions finalised the controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the "Directive"), which came into force on 7 June 2019.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The CJEU's ruling essentially forms a balancing of the right to privacy vs freedom of speech.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
Social Media is omnipresent these days and individuals as well as companies increasingly use these instruments as communication and marketing tools.
KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH
Facebook, Volkswagen, Novartis, Donald Trump und eine nennenswerte Anzahl prominenter lokaler (Ex-)Politiker haben mehr gemeinsam, als ihnen lieb sein mag:
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
On June 5, 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) passed an eagerly awaited ruling on the data protection obligations of companies that operate a so-called "Facebook fan page".
Geistwert Lawyers
On 9 March 2016, the Provincial Court Düsseldorf ("LG Düsseldorf") held that using Facebook's popular Like-Button on a business website contravenes privacy and unfair competition laws...
Dorda Brugger Jordis
Das Landesgericht Düsseldorf kommt zum Ergebnis, dass die beschriebenen Social Plug-ins zumindest durch die Verwendung der IP-Adresse personenbezogene Daten der Nutzer verarbeiten.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
An employee was dismissed with immediate effect because he had published in-house information on his Facebook account.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
With more than 600 million Facebook users around the world,
social media sites are fast becoming major communications platforms
for businesses.
European Union
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The publication of designs prior to filing for EU-wide protection can lead to invalidity. A sneaker design by Puma was declared invalid due to its prior publication...
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
In its judgment "FashionID" (C-40/17 of 29 July 2019), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) substantiates its previous rulings on the joint responsibility of website operators and social media providers.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
Mit seinem Urteil in der Rechtssache „FashionID" (C-40/17 vom 29.7.2019) konkretisiert der Europäische Gerichtshof seine bisherige Rechtsprechung zur gemeinsamen Verantwortlichkeit von Webseitenbetreibern und Social-Media-Anbietern.
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG
On 25 January 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) at least resolved the question of jurisdiction.
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