Here we go again: copyright protection for TV formats?

Innovative Formate, Ideen und Konzepte besitzen oft einen großen Wert. So wurden z.B. erfolgreiche TV-Shows wie das britische Format Who wants to Be a Millionaire (Wer wird Millionär) Big Brother, Pop Idol (American Idol, Deutschland sucht den Superstar), America‘s Next Topmodel (Germanys Next Topmodel) in zahlreiche Länder exportiert. In deutlichem Gegensatz zur großen wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung […]

Forfeiture of the right to information under data protection law?

Everyone has the right to know what data a company has stored about them and from what sources and has passed it on to third parties. But what happens to this right to information under data protection law if the person concerned makes their email address publicly available on the internet? The Leipzig District Court had to decide on this.

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