Category Archives: News

Long Live Automation!

I wonder whether this entry will be read by anyone who has ever worked 50 straight hours on typing up data sets off of pieces of paper non-stop and entering them into the computer. Our colleagues had to endure this last year, and it goes without saying that no hint of enthusiasm broke out in the process. But hang on a second (more…)...

It’s Always Nice to Save Water

A client recently wanted to move his company to a new office building and had me look over the lease agreement. I found the following provision in the lease: "Water may only be removed from the water pipes for your own use in the normal amount." First, I wondered what the landlord could have possibly meant and what exactly they are aiming (more…)...

Clever Scammers and Insolent Idiots

Ad fraud. You won’t find this expression on Merriam-Webster, but it is commonly used in the online industry as a generic term for the various tricks used by scammers when billing for advertising. We see these kinds of cases regularly and, to be frank, legal claims in such cases are roughly on par with handling road traffic accidents. (more…)...

The Sky’s the Limit

In Germany we don’t have HBO or Showtime. The leading premium television networks here is Sky, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, and I like Sky, I really do! The company makes many bold investments: in the first broadcasting rights for feature films, in elaborately produced documentaries on the Sky Doku channel (more…)...