Sports streaming service DAZN has become more expensive in recent years. The Federal Association of Consumer Centers (VZBV) increases an unintentional price for existing customers. In April 2024, he is therefore submitted a crime case against high membership cost in Hamm Higher Regional Court (AZ. I-12 VKL 1/24). It is about the increase in price in the years of 2021 and 2022, it has not been recorded later. On Thursday, the Federal Office of Justice (BFJ) entered the Association’s case in the relevant grievance register on its website.
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This opens the free possibility of their claims to consumers and small companies, provided that it is the subject of the case, To register with an entry in the directoryProcess cost risk also does not exist for affected people who are involved in the lawsuit. In a position of success, participants may receive a lot of money.
VZBV recommends to “check the trial” in advance. With the online tool, you can only make it clear with a few steps whether the lawsuit fits into a personal case. Subsequently, consumers get concrete information for admission in the action register.
Deprived, non -relevant, ineffective?
Jutita Gorakman, head of the Consumer Policy Division at VZBV, explained that the value of dazn in the current contracts without users’ consent has increased, “in our opinion” is improperly harmful and non -communal in our opinion. “So they are ineffective.” From August 2021, the price was initially increased from 11.99 to 14.99 euros. A year later, DAZN doubled the price of 29.99 euros with monthly payment.
VzbV feels tailwind for collective action through a relevant legal success: In a competition law in the association’s competition law, the High Regional Court (OLG) Munich saw the price adjustment section in the terms of the use of DAZN, as available, as available In February 2022, the Internet, as ineffective and banned them (AZ .:39 u 2482/23 EThe section is very unclear. This can prevent consumers from checking the price increase authority. However, the decision is not final. OLG has not approved an amendment, but the Federal Court of Justice has complained (I ZR 211/24). So far, the streaming provider has not commented on the ongoing processes.
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