Sebastian Meyer
According to German law, the creation of pseudonymous profiles by using websites is feasible if a right of objection is granted to the persons concerned. An explicit authorisation is required only if personalised profiles or profiles beyond online use are created. All online and offline activities of their customers can be merged by companies when those specifications are fulfilled; such data can theoretically even be used for the personalization of offers and prizes. (ah)
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Category: Podcasts
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Region: Germany
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Field of law: Data Protection
Burkhard Schafer
Participation in virtual online environments has for many people become a central aspect of their lives. As the distinction between digital and off-screen lives becomes increasingly blurred, and gamification introduces gaming aspects into social interactions far away from recreational gaming, questions of personal identity acquire new meaning. But how can we in law make sense of attributes that people acquire in a game environment? Are they potentially sensitive personal information, or are they of no relevance to the outside world? We look at two aspects of online games in particular, in-world religion and in-world political affiliation, to explore this issue.
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Category: Podcasts
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Region: United Kingdom
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Field of law: Data Protection
Raphael Elia Schanda
Times of change in music industry: music publisher EMI Production Music has recently announced an «amnesty» for using musical samples. Furthermore, the (in)famous «Metall auf Metall» lawsuit seems to enter the next round as well: this time, the subject matter is the musician's artistic freedom. Both developments have been taken as an incentive to critically on the common practice of sound sampling. Is the above mentioned «amnesty» promising? And what is the opinion of the German Constitutional Court?
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Category: Podcasts
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Region: Austria
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Field of law: IP Law