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A fake interview with a politician does not violate her personal...
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The plaintiff in this case was Katrin Göring-Eckardt, the Vice-President of the German Parliament (Bundestag) and former Chairwoman of the parliamentary group of...
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A fake interview with a politician does not violate her personal rights; an update...
The facts
The plaintiff in this case was Katrin Göring-Eckardt, the Vice-President of the German Parliament (Bundestag) and former Chairwoman of the parliamentary group of...
MediaWrites Party 2022, Panel discussion recording
Everyone is talking about these developments in the media, entertainment and tech space, but what exactly are they and do any of them have...
European Parliament passes resolution providing recommendations for enhancing the European video game and esports...
Value and Potential
The Resolution highlights the size of the video games industry within the EU, but also that it is dominated by principally non-EU...
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MediaWrites Party 2022, Panel discussion recording
Everyone is talking about these developments in the media, entertainment and tech space, but what exactly are they and do any of them have...
“New movies coming soon to the Metaverse near you” – Copyright issues with...
Why should people watch movies in the metaverse at all?
At first glance, it is surprising that people would choose to watch films in the...
New content moderation rules in Germany: flexibility for community standards and justice by procedure
What has happened in both “hate speech” cases?
The German Federal Supreme Court has ruled on two cases governing the deletion of inappropriate yet lawful...
Justice by procedure – on platforms, best efforts and manifestly infringing content
The EU Commission has published its guidance document on what has probably been the most-controversial issue in copyright across Europe for years, if not...
Germany – The use of influencers in social media – The latest “hat trick”...
Influencer posts in favour of a third-party company for consideration
According to the BGH, influencers offering goods and services (e.g. fitness courses, online shops,...
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The Iberia Festival case: The Spanish Supreme Court finds infringement of...
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Image rights are personality rights that allow anyone to authorise or prohibit certain uses of or activities on their image in which the...