Liability of an International E-book Platform for Copyright Infringement
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main had to address the question of whether a foreign-based e-book platform is liable for copyright infringements in Germany if the works offered in German are not yet in the public domain under German law.
Resale ban for e-books?
As a rule, you acquire ownership of paid goods and may freely dispose of them. The Higher Regional Court of Hamburg had to deal with the question of whether, upon acquiring a digital e-book, exhaustion also occurs, or whether one only acquires the right to read the book but not to resell it.
Usage rights for audiobook downloads
E-Books sind mittlerweile für viele zu einer beliebten Alternative zu klassischen Büchern geworden. Immer mehr Online-Händler stellen E-Books gegen Entgelt zum Download zur Verfügung. Ist der Kunde erstmal im Besitz des E-Books stellt sich die Frage ob dieser die Datei auch an Dritte weitergeben darf. Damit befasste sich das LG Bielefeld.
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