Legal guide and informational base
The legal guide of DFN-Verein serves as a first source of information concerning legal matters, which are relevant for the operation of computing centers. Additional information about specific topics can be found in the knowledge base.
I Conditions for use
What needs to be considered concerning the conditions for use with respect to the utilization of the information and communications services at the universities?
II Data transfer in networks and transport of email
What legal requirements need to be considered with respect to data transfer via communications networks?
III Offer of retrievable contents
What needs to be considered when providing contents retrievable from the world wide web?
IV Provisioning of storage space for external contents
What are the legal considerations when merely storage space for alien content is provided?
V Industrial property rights
To what extent can domains and property rights conflict? What proceedings exist to enforce property rights in case of violation? Can software be patented or copyright protected?

