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Digital copying of protected books only with the consent of the copyright owner

24.03.2017

Two authors of literary works applied to the French constitutional Court for the annulment of a decree which allowed the commercial use of "out-of-print books" in digital form. 

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Use of secrets by enticed former employees

24.03.2017

The defendants did not unfairly procure customer data or use this data to recruit the employees of the claimant during their work for the claimant.

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Product-key distribution

24.03.2017

Microsoft asserted copyright claims against the defendant on the grounds of the infringement of its trademark rights due to the transfer of a product key to third parties. 

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General Terms and Conditions: Limitation of liability to the amount of the rental charge

24.03.2017

A limitation of liability clause "In the event of slight negligence (except for personal injury), S *** is liable for the damage up to the amount of the agreed rental charge" provided in the general terms and conditions of a car rental company is valid.

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Phone bill over € 10.000 due to hacker attacks

24.03.2017

The telecommunications operator must take the necessary measures to prevent hacker attacks as part of his due diligence obligations. 

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Claim for damages against former charmain

24.03.2017

§ 8 VerG provides for the (incurable) inadmissibility of a legal claim for damages by an association against its former chairman for alleged misconduct.

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Obligation of a web shop to integrate a link to the ODR platform

24.03.2017

Entrepreneurs can use an alternative dispute resolution procedure in accordance with the EU Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Affairs to resolve their disputes with customers. 

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EU regulation makes it easier to take security measures against debtors

24.03.2017

To date, in cross-border claims a creditor is confronted with an unknown enforcement procedure. 

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Liability of the search engine operator for search results?

24.03.2017

While liability of host providers has already been decided by BGH and OGH, the question of the conditions under which Google & Co are liable for illegal content on linked pages has not yet been decided.

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Interpretation of a foreign arbitration award

24.03.2017

The successful party to an arbitration procedure before the Chamber of Agriculture Poland applied for the enforcement of the arbitration award at the OLG Brandenburg.

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