Domain names pledgable in Germany
am 05.09.2005 von http://lawjustice.blogspot.comThe German legal blog Handakte writes about a judgment of the German supreme court, which has decided in a landmark decision that domain names are pledgable. Hereby the court ends an ongoing legal discussion …
Domain is Property
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The domainundrecht.de blog analyzes the recent German Constitution Supreme Court decision, docket number 1 BVR 1306/02, of November 24, 2004, involving the ad-acta company and the ad-acta.de domain, both held by different part…
Commercial Use of Domain Names
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / HF - Washington. On January 26, 2006, Sebastian Meis explored the issue of commercial use of domain names in Germany in The Commercial Use of Domain Names Under German Law. Discussing a recent German court decision of a district cour…
Germany to Control .Info
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. In the past, German courts applied German civil law relating to the protection of names proper, and competition and trademark law, to the .de domain. Thus, a city could insist on the domain city.de--an unfortunate departure fr…
Links Remain Legal
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Internet links to web sites published by others remain legal in Germany, and the mention of names disclosed on such other sites is also legal, the Berlin district court confirmed in its April 20, 2006 judgment in the matter 27…
Contingency Fee Ruling
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. On March 8, 2007, the federal constitutional Supreme Court in Karlruhe rendered a landmark decision loosening the restrictions on contingency fees. Such fees have been legal only in very limited circumstances, usually involvi…
Domain Contact Liable
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Irrational as it may appear, German courts are beginning to hold administrative contacts for domain names civilly liable for omissions of legal requirements and violative acts. The HeymsBahr blog reports of an August 24, 2004 …
Domain-Newsletter #335
domainblog / Der aktuelle Domain-Newsletter #335 von domain-recht.de ist da und bietet diesmal folgende Themen: __.asia - Einführung offiziell beschlossen __spamhaus.org - Prozess nimmt überraschende Wende __.mobi - Premium Names in der Auktion __Internetimpr…
Retired Judge May Counsel
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The Federal Supreme Court decided in an order, case number 1 BvR 737/00, on July 29, 2004 that a retired judge without admission to the bar or other permission to counsel in legal matters, such as under the Rechtsberatungsgese…
Mistaken Internet
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. eRecht24 published a list of ten common misunderstandings of the law governing internet activities. The topics include copyrights on published material, the law applicable to transnational consumer transactions, domain names…
Transatlantic Testament
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Recht-in.de published a recent decision, IV ZR 135/03, dated July 7, 2004, by the German Supreme Court on the validity of a holographic will made by a German testator with respect to real estate in Florida. The last will does…
familienname.eu
domainblog / EURid hat eine Erklärung zu den Nachweisen bei der Anmeldung von Familiennamen in der Sunrise Phase 2 der Einführung der dotEU abgegeben:How to apply for a family name claiming prior rights 30 Jan 2006 How to treat family names when it comes to pr…
Germany Disarms Itself Against September 11 Attacks
Law & Justice / Opinio Juris: Germany Disarms Itself Against September 11 Attacks : Germanys Constitutional Court has invalidated a law that would have permitted the German government to shoot down a hijacked plane if that plane was being used as a weapon endanger…
