Influencer, die von Unternehmen kostenlos Waren bzw. Dienstleistungen erhalten und diese anschließend auf ihrem Social-Media-Kanal verlinken, beispielsweise durch das Setzen eines „Tap Tags“, haben die Beiträge grundsätzlich...more
Due to diverging case law by the courts of instance, there has been considerable legal uncertainty with regard to influencer-marketing in Germany. The obligation of influencers to label certain posts as advertising has not...more
9/13/2021
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The Munich District Court I ruled by judgment of 3 December 2020 (17 HK O 5744/20) that an advertisement of a manufacturer of fish products with a handsome older model or "best ager" in front of a maritime backdrop was not a...more
A well-known German influencer has to mark her posts on Instagram as advertising if she uses so-called “tap tags” to link her posts with the Instagram profiles of other brands. This was recently decided by the Higher District...more
10/7/2020
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