In a press release dated 28.06.2013 the Bavarian Data Protection Authorities (BayLDA) announced that they imposed a fine against the management of a commercial enterprise because one of their employees sent a newsletter with an open mailing list. According to the press release, a female employee of a commercial enterprise had written a short e-mail to clients. The e-mail consisted of 10 pages (DIN A…
Max versus Medusa
At the end of January the civil chamber 24 of the Hamburg Regional Court (324 O 264/11) announced the eagerly awaited judgement of the former president of the FIA, Max M., against Google. The matter in dispute are numerous photos showing the plaintiff’s picture as well as his special posture, all of which can be found via the defendant’s search engine. The photos originate from…