OVG Berlin-Brandenburg obliges Angela Merkel’s Federal Chancellery to provide a journalist with information about the contents of files.
BGH: Magazine allowed to publish photos of former Federal President Wulff shopping in a supermarket; no violation of personal rights.
The publication of photos of a child of separated parents with joint custody on a commercial website is a matter of considerable importance within the meaning of Section 1687 (1) sentence 1 BGB.
LG Hamburg: If a company was rated with only one star on Google, there may be the possibility and the claim for deletion.
The dissemination of unauthorized film footage of an organic chicken house is permissible. The public interest outweighs the company’s right to privacy.
BGH: A claim for monetary compensation does not pass to the heir; not even after pendency or lis pendens.
BGH strengthens the rights of search engine operators. Google is not obliged to check search results for personality violations of its own accord.
An appeal for a wanted person not issued by the police via BILD.de may inadmissibly interfere with the general right of personality.
LG Hamburg: Journalist and Stern.de author does not have to allow himself to be labeled a “fake news producer” or “news falsifier” in an online blog.
Medienanstalt Hamburg decides for the first time to impose a fine of €10,500 on YouTuber “Flying Uwe” due to missing advertising labeling.
