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International anti-money laundering standards: What about virtual currency?
Global | Publikation | August 2019
On June 21, the Financial Action Task Force announced that it had adopted an interpretive note to its recommendation on new technologies to further clarify the applicability of the recommendations to virtual asset activities. It also issued guidance to assist countries and businesses on their AML/CFT obligations regarding virtual asset activities. In her International Banking column, Kathleen Scott discusses some of the major points of the new interpretive note and guidance.
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Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs im Fall Sony gegen Datel: Auswirkungen auf Gaming, Cheat-Software und das EU-Softwareurheberrecht
Cheat-Software ist für Spielehersteller seit Langem ein Ärgernis. Doch stellt sie auch eine Urheberrechtsverletzung dar? In einer wegweisenden Entscheidung vom 31. Juli 2025 hat der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) entschieden, dass Cheat-Tools, die lediglich In-Game-Variablen im RAM manipulieren – ohne den Programmcode zu verändern – nicht gegen das Softwareurheberrecht nach EU-Recht verstoßen.
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