Against the background of Web 2.0, e-business in Germany has been able to record magnificent records in turnover, and – on the other hand – is faced with treacherous risks – an economic, technical and legal examination of a future market in Germany. Germany and the WWW: this has, particularly during the last 5 years, been a unique success story - in particular from the economic point of view. A recent study, commissioned by the BITKOM (German Federal Association for Information Industry, Telecommunications and New Media), forecasts a continuing steep increase in turnover for German e-business.