Hello, Assuming one has tickets for an event that are checked using a code at the entrance. Now, if this code falls into criminal hands, and fake tickets are sold by this criminal person, many buyers will not be allowed into the event, resulting in f...
According to the new GDPR, one must publish names and addresses in both the imprint and the privacy policy. In the erotic and escort industry, this is a sensitive issue, as high value is naturally placed on anonymity. What options are there to not di...
Hello, Suppose someone copies a copyrighted image from the internet to their mobile phone and sends it in a private chat (WhatsApp) to a contact (e.g. girlfriend). Would this already be considered a violation of copyright law?...
Dear Mr. Lawyer, I have a new client who would like me to handle the maintenance and management of his website. The website was created by a different agency. Am I allowed to do this? Does the creator of the website still have rights to the content,...
For the "Contact" page of a commercial website (a language school in Stuttgart), I searched for a professional photo of a keyboard from the internet and took a section of it that shows about 80% of the photo. I placed this as a banner at the end of 2...
The questioner is a provider of a small profession-specific online software that is sold "as is" or that can be changed/rebuilt at a cost according to the buyer's layout and/or functionality requirements. How and by what means the predetermined goal ...
Hello, I have the opportunity to purchase negatives that are said to be from the 1950s. They show a famous Hollywood actress. However, they are not the originals, but professionally created negatives from photographing. This was commissioned by an Am...
Hello, my girlfriend offered her camcorder for sale on Ebay and, out of ignorance (which of course does not protect against punishment) and unawareness of Ebay's terms and conditions, uploaded 5 images of the device, including large parts of a retai...
I have been working as a subcontractor for a building cleaning company for several months and have on my website a glass cleaning offer form and a form to schedule online appointments, structured in the same way as for the company I am subcontracting...
A German company is copying 3 different products for which I hold the copyright. I want to take this company to court to force them to stop selling. What do I need to do? Complicating matters is that I have licensed each product to a different manufa...
Dear Sir or Madam, I have a question! Who owns the copyright of a savegame, that is, a game progress for console games (Wii, Playstation, Xbox, etc.)? It is true that the respective companies own the copyright of the games themselves. For example, ...
We have a small "basement band" and will soon be performing in front of a circle of about 150 people, which is considered "closed" at this event, meaning only invited guests will be present, where not everyone knows each other. How does it work with ...
I have had a name including a claim for my business/online shop since 2007. Name: XXXX and the claim: XXXX. On the homepage, there is the following text written by a copywriter: Unique, funny and original - that is the standard for our products. Whet...
I wanted to inquire about what falls under copyright? My son came across a website with a lot of games, music, videos... and now I want to know if it is permissible to download them without any issues? Thank you in advance. Kind regards...
I have just discovered that a competitor has copied my article description from my website www.Textilecke.de. Link to my article description: http://www.textilecke.de/products/Tischdecken/Eckig-110x110-cm/Tischdecke-Damast-Marmor-110x110-cm-Eckig-...
Hello, My wife will soon be releasing an online newspaper in pdf format for download. Subscribers will be informed by email when a new issue is released. To protect our personal assets from the consequences of lawsuits or legal actions, she is doing...
I worked in a company that operates an online shop! Since I became pregnant, I could no longer paint and sandblast (toxic fumes and fine dust), so my boss wanted to terminate my employment. I appealed, but my boss did not respond at all. So I hired a...
Dear Sir or Madam, I opened a store in 2007. As I am a graphic designer myself, I designed the entire visual identity: logo, outdoor advertising, website, online shop, flyers, business papers, etc. In 2008, a partner joined the store who is now tak...
Dear Sir or Madam, As a creative agency, we have secured the right in the terms and conditions (following passage) to also receive the presentations of competitors for viewing in the case of a competition presentation. What options do we have if the...
I have a question regarding image rights. Am I allowed to create a silhouette from any photo to which I have no rights, and then distribute it as a cut-out image through a stock photo agency? Since it is a silhouette, there are no people, brands, or...
Greetings A competitor in my field of work has registered a word-image trademark that corresponds to one of my company names. Word-image trademark XXX-XXX My company name includes the data of the trademark, as well as my domain xxx-xxx.com. Further...
Hello, We are a software company for garden and landscaping construction and we constantly have the issue that our coined terms are picked up and used by competing companies shortly after. For this reason, we have protected some word marks, such as ...
