Rather inconspicuously, the Berlin Administrative Court issued a decision shortly before Christmas (see decision of 17 December 2024, ref. 32 L 221/24): Spotify does not have to implement the transparency requirements under Section 93 of the Interstate Media Treaty (MStV) for the time being. So far so unspectacular, you might think, unless you are Spotify …
The editorial team of Legal500 has published the shortlist for the Legal500 Germany Awards 2025, which were launched last year. LAUSEN has been nominated as Team of the Year in the category ‘Tech & Media’ and as ‘Boutique of the Year’. We are delighted to be among the nine law firms nominated in both categories. …
LAUSEN has been recognised by FOCUS-Business as a top commercial law firm for media and press for the 10th time in a row. Germany’s top commercial law firms have been honoured annually since 2013. A total of 26,000 lawyers from commercial law firms and commercial law departments were invited to participate, with more than 3,000 …
The use of copyrighted works in AI training datasets – Created for science, used for profit? The decision of the Hamburg Regional Court (judgment of September 27, 2024, file no. 310 O 227/23;in German) in the proceedings brought by photographer Robert Kneschke against the non-profit organisation LAION e.V. (“LAION”) has attracted a great deal of …
We are delighted that we have once again been nominated in the category ‘Law Firm of the Year for Technology and Media’ at the JUVE Awards 2024 – a confirmation of our expertise and commitment in the areas of technology and media law. The JUVE Awards are among the most important honours in the German …