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German American Law Journal :: American Edition
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More Extraterritoriality (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - LL - Washington. The German Federal Ministry of Justice prepares to close of a gap in transnational corruption enforcement. On May 30, 2007, the federal cabinet in Berlin decided to amend the corruption provisions of the German Criminal Code. The amendments would expand criminal jurisdiction over transnational bribery cases that have no commercial effects. |
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Docket Review v. Privacy (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - CK - Washington. Based on a pending trademark application, the applicant complained with a cease and desist demand of the improper use of the mark Moon by a third party, but later withdrew the application. In response, the target of the demand sought review of the docket at the trademark office. Over the applicant's objection, the office, and later the Federal Patent Court, granted the application. |
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Overbroad Computer Crime Act (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - CK - Washington. In its 100th session, the Berlin diet, Bundestag, passed revisions to the federal criminal code, Strafgesetzbuch, late on May 24, 2007. The amendment includes rules defining additional computer crimes, mostly those commonly referred to as hacking. In implementing European Union directives, the rules address the destruction of media and computer hardware as well the capturing electromagnetic waves which might emanate from computing systems by accident or purpose. |
German American Law Journal :: American Edition
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New Sentencing Guidelines (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - LL - Washington. The German Department of Justice plans to expand benefits for cooperating witnesses. The Berlin cabinet approved new sentencing guidelines, the department announced on May 27, 2007. Currently, German courts may reward principal witnesses with reduced penalties for their cooperation only if their testimony advances a conviction from among a set of exclusively defined offenses or if testimony prevents the offense from occurring. |
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Phone, Fax, Cellphone Surveillance (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - CK - Washington. Counsel's telephones, telefax and cellphones constitute a sanctuary where surveillance even on anti-terror grounds is disproportionate, the federal Constitutional Supreme Court in Karlsruhe ruled in the matter 2 BvR 2151/06 on April 30, 2007. A press release of May 16, 2007 summarizes facts and the nearly obvious conclusion, in German. Significantly, the court considers the tapping also a violation of the constitutional principle protecting the practice of the legal profession in which attorney-client confidentiality is fundamental. |
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Criminal Forfeiture for Siemens (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - LL - Washington. On May 14, 2007, the Darmstadt district court convicted two former Siemens managers of kickbacks in commerce, embezzlement and assisting bribery in commerce in a yet unpublished verdict. Both managers received sentences, one of two years and the other of nine months, on probation. The court imposed monetary penalties as well. |
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Hamburg Trips Forum (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - CK - Washington. As it has done before, the Hamburg district court showed its disdain for free expression on the Internet on April 27, 2007. The new decision in the matter 324 O 600/06 goes further than its prior rulings and calls comments published in an Internet forum the forum owner's own expressions. The court had previously moved in the direction of attributing such comments to the owner as a matter of vicarious liability. |
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Neither Review Nor Ad: Book (May 31 2007 02:53 GMT) - CK - Washington. What is the purpose of Kochinke, Verhandeln in den USA in Heussen's third edition of Handbuch Vertragsverhandlung und Vertragsmanagement? Mainly bridging the gaps in understanding and communication between Germans and Americans. Germans may bring their Impressum and Mitbestimmung to America, while an American will expect a German attorney or client to be familiar with certain basics of American law or business--or with the level of involvement of attorneys. |
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