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Acquisition of an overpayment in good faith
14.12.2016If an employee (in the case decided: a caretaker) receives an overpayment over a longer period by mistake, she is not obligated to pay back the surplus provided that she has already spent the money in good faith.
Read moreResponsibility for postings on Facebook
14.12.2016The owner of a Facebook-account whose membership account has been used by a third party, is liable on the principles of the so-called „Halzband“-decision issued by the German Supreme Court (there, the wife of the accountholder had advertised a non-genuine piece of jewellery as “Cartier“ on eBay.
Read moreConsent to telephone and email advertisement
14.12.2016A consumer’s declaration of consent to telephone and e-mail advertising for the purpose of free participation in a competition is void, if this consent concerns a large number of companies.
Read moreDuplicate of a piece of furniture in a hotel
14.12.2016By setting up reproductions of copyrighted pieces of furniture in a publicly accessible hotel lobby, the originator’s right of distribution is not violated.
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