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On 4 April 2002, the Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post (Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Post - RegTP) published the main principles that will govern the allocation of frequencies when digital terrestrial television (DVB-T) is introduced. According to the guidelines, the basic process for allocating frequencies consists of an invitation for tender preceded by an application procedure. The guidelines, which are based on the second half of Art. 47.5.2 in conjunction with Arts. 11.1, 11.6, 10 and 73.3 of the Telekommunikationsgesetz (Telecommunications Act), lay down...

On 20 March 2002, the Bundesministerium für Justiz (Federal Ministry of Justice) published a draft new Urheberrechtsgesetz (Copyright Act - UrhG-E). The proposed Act, entitled Gesetz zur Regelung des Urheberrechts in der Informationsgesellschaft (Act regulating copyright in the information society), would ensure that Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society was transposed into German law before the December 2002 deadline. The new Act will, amongst other things,...

In a recently published ruling, the Landgericht Stuttgart (Stuttgart District Court - LG Stuttgart) decided that Europe-wide satellite broadcasting of a film, whereby exploitation rights were transferred without time restrictions but were limited geographically to German-speaking areas, was not subject to the regulations set out in Council Directive 93/83/EEC on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission, provided the film was broadcast before the Directive was transposed into German law....

On 4 March 2002, the Deutsche Patent- und Markenamt (German Patent and Trade Mark Office - DPMA) issued an order against the Presse-Monitor-Gesellschaft (press monitoring company - PMG), instructing it to cease its business operations with immediate effect. PMG is run by the Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger (Union of German magazine publishers - VDZ) and the Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger (Union of German newspaper publishers - BDZV), in partnership with several publishing companies. PMG constructs electronic press databases from over 90 newspapers and magazines and sells them...

On 8 March 2002, the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartels Office) authorised the venture subject to three conditions being met. Contrary to the original plans, the joint venture itself may not market Internet access as, according to the Cartels Office, this would strengthen the dominant position held by T-Online. Secondly, Internet users must be able to access the portal and view and download paid content via access providers other than TOnline. Furthermore, billing for paid content exclusively through T-Online is prohibited; users must be offered at least one alternative billing system of other providers....