In future, internet platforms may be liable if copyrighted material can be accessed there. Previously, the uploaders were liable. With its ruling, the Federal Court of Justice is now following the EU line.
Shoe models can enjoy copyright protection as works of applied art under the German Copyright Act (UrhG). This was decided by the Cologne Regional Court.
The free provision of the editing of a WordPress theme does not constitute any publication or exploitation rights for third parties.
Cologne Higher Regional Court: The licensee of “Playboy” receives € 2,300 per image for the unlawful use of nude photos of Kate Moss.
License rates in post-licensing agreements are unsuitable for calculating license damages. This was decided by the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg.
A collecting society may make the conclusion of a contract for the use of copyrighted works dependent on the user taking effective measures against so-called “framing”. This was decided by the BGH
The Higher Regional Court of Cologne has ruled that there is no urgency for an interim injunction in copyright law if the copyright infringement has already ceased.
Retweeting a photograph on Twitter does not constitute copyright infringement through public reproduction, duplication or making available to the public. This was decided by the Cologne Local Court.
The Federal Court of Justice has once again ruled on the appropriateness of the additional remuneration for the chief cameraman of the film “Das Boot” and thus further substantiated the case law on Section 32a UrhG.
The owner of an Internet connection is not obliged to inform the rights holder of a known perpetrator of a copyright infringement. This was decided by the Federal Court of Justice.
