Milestone in Copyright Jungle
am 29.01.2008 von http://www.recht.us/amlawCK - Washington. Along the zigzagging course of German rulings through the jungle of contributory liability for copyright violations, the Frankfurt court of appeals set a milestone now available at Medien Internet und Recht. The December 20, 2007 decision in the matter 11 W 58/07 applies §97 of the recently revised copyright statute, Urhebergesetz, to facts involving the download of material protected by copyright through a computer system in violation of the act. The court absolved the owner of the PC of contributory liability for the download by a third party. It held the owner not subject to a duty to monitor the …
German Fear of Anonymity
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Another nail in the wireless Internet coffin. By summary order, the Düsseldorf appellate court announced that WiFi users should install password protection and encryption in order to insulate themselves from contributory…
Internet Auction and Trademark
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. After a recent change in the law on online provider liability, the German Supreme Court confirmed its prior view on the liability shield for internet service providers in cases of trademark violations committed by their custo…
Internet Survives Düsseldorf
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The buzz on German blogs is the newest decision on the liability of forum providers for visitor comments. The well-informed Berlin Blawg publishes the Düsseldorf Court of Appeals decision in the matter I-15 U 21/06 of Jun…
Royalties on Printers
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. In 2001, the German Supreme Court in Karlsruhe, Bundesgerichtshof, ruled in favor of copyright royalties payable on scanners, and the revised copyright act extends the payment obligation to printing euqipment and other gear s…
Hamburg Court: ISP to Reveal Data
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. A Hamburg court granted the petition of a copyright claimant against an internet service provider to release customer data relative to an alleged copyright violation involving audio material, basing its decision on §101(a…
ISPs to Protect User Identify
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / ACP - Washington. As a basic principle, an ISP is not obligated to communicate the name and the address of an Internet user who offers copyright-protected music files on the Internet for illegal downloading. The Frankfurt Court of Appeals,…
Hamburg Trips Forum
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. As it has done before, the Hamburg district court showed its disdain for free expression on the Internet on April 27, 2007. The new decision in the matter 324 O 600/06 goes further than its prior rulings and calls comments pu…
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