Right to information does not include IP addresses, e-mail addresses or telephone numbers

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A film exploiter has failed in the last instance with her action for information against Google. The reason for the dispute is the unlawful use of copyrighted films on YouTube. The plaintiff also wanted to obtain information about the email addresses, telephone numbers and IP addresses of the users who had uploaded these videos. The BGH had already referred questions of interpretation in the legal dispute to the ECJ (judgment of July 9, 2020 – C-264/19). Taking this into account, the judges in Karlsruhe have now ruled that the requested information cannot be subsumed under “name and address” within the meaning of Section 101 (3) no. 1 UrhG. A general right to information under Section 242 BGB is also out of the question (BGH ruling of December 10, 2020, case reference: I ZR 153/17).

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