Delivery platform liable for third-party providers
A Berlin-based delivery portal is liable for incorrect statements and labeling by partner restaurants on its internet platform.
Filesharing lawsuit by Negele law firm dismissed
The Munich District Court again had to decide how far the secondary burden of proof of an internet subscriber extends. In addition, the District Court ruled on the question raised in a counterclaim, whether it is an abuse of process to assert three different copyright infringements on the same day for the same rights holder through three separate warning letters.
Waldorf-Frommer withdraws file-sharing lawsuit
In Munich, the understanding of liability for Internet users is gradually becoming more nuanced, as we have already observed in several proceedings. In the current case, the Munich District Court certified that the defendant Internet user had sufficiently fulfilled their secondary burden of proof and suggested that Tele München GmbH + Co Produktionsgesellschaft withdraw the lawsuit.
No damages for file-sharing due to lack of proof of infringement
In June 2011, the Stuttgart Regional Court, in case 17 O 39/11, dealt with the question of whether claims for reimbursement of expenses or damages exist in cases of alleged copyright infringement due to the unauthorized use of file-sharing software. In the case at hand, the lawsuit was dismissed in its entirety by judgment of June 28, 2011. The appeal subsequently filed with the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court [...]
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