Photographs of buildings, people and brands in public

Many photographers are not aware of the fact that when buildings, people or brands are publically photographed in germany, the rights of third party persons must always be considered. However, this of course does not mean that there is a […]

Checklist Formal Warnings

A formal warning is an extrajudicial demand to cease and desist. Such warnings are often used in copyright and competition law. Whether or not a formal warning is justified, depends on the circumstances of the individual case. In most cases […]

Xing Legal Site Notice (impressum) deemed insufficient

The obligation at Xing to publish legal information about a company on its website has already been subject to much legal dispute. This legal site notice is called Impressum in germany. The platform operator itself has already responded to this […]