“Metal on metal” enters the next round
The battle over music sampling enters the next round. The BGH refers questions on sampling in the “Metal on Metal” case to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling.
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copyright
Ancillary copyright: Berlin Regional Court appeals to ECJ in Google v. VG Media case
In the dispute between Google and VG Media, the Regional Court of Berlin has asked the ECJ to decide whether the law on ancillary copyrights has come into effect.
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Dispute over YouTube videos: Marlene Dietrich Collection not authorized to sue
The Munich Higher Regional Court has dismissed the action brought by the Marlene Dietrich Collection against YouTube. The company is not entitled to sue for film recordings.
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ECJ ruling: streaming will become more difficult in future
According to the ECJ, the sale and use of multimedia media players for streaming purposes can constitute a copyright infringement.
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OLG Hamm: Additional remuneration for newspaper photographers
Newspaper photographer’s flat-rate remuneration of EUR 10 per published photo is inappropriate – claim for additional remuneration of EUR 79,000.
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Cult scooter “Vespa” protected by copyright
Turin: Cult scooter Vespa has the status of a work of art and therefore enjoys copyright protection. Clones may therefore no longer be sold.
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File sharing: Reference for a preliminary ruling to the ECJ
The Munich Regional Court wants to have the compatibility of file sharing case law with European law reviewed and is appealing to the ECJ.
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Concealing the reaction of a warned party in court is an abuse of law
Regional court lifts preliminary injunction as the extrajudicial reaction to a copyright warning was concealed contrary to the duty of truth.
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The most important facts about the new copyright contract law
The new copyright contract law came into force on March 1, 2017. We explain what you should know as an author.
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Changing the location of a work is copyright infringement
A homeowner must allow a removed sculpture to be reinstalled. Changing the location of the sculpture is already an infringement of copyright.
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