German American Law Journal / American Edition
5. August 2007 —CK - Washington. The Pforzheim criminal trial court ruled on June 26, 2007 in a decision now published at Medien Internet und Recht that the fencing statute applies to inexpensive purchases of new goods on the auction platform eBay. In the matter 8Cs 84 Js 5040/07, the court determined that the bu…
9. Mai 2006 —HG - Washington. An offer by a seller at an Internet auction is advertising, the Cologne Court of Appeals decided on November 23, 2005 in the matter 28 S 6/05, published May 2, 2006 at www.recht-in.de. The plaintiff had listed a software program that circumvented copy protection mechanisms of CDs.…
16. Mai 2005 —CK - Washington. ON May 9, 2005, the Stade Administrative Court published a ruling in the matter 6 B 635/05 that refers to the sale on eBay of tokens for arcade game equipement. At issue was whether arcade games that operate with tokens constitute illegal gambling machines even if a player does no…
4. November 2004 —WO - Boston. The Federal Supreme Court of Germany, Bundesgerichtshof ruled in the matter VIII ZR 375/03 on November 3, 2004, that purchasers of goods on the eBay website have the right to return goods purchased on the site during the statutory 14 day period after the sale. The court ruled that a pur…
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