Liability of a web designer for the creation of a homepage
The use of photos is common when designing a website. The web designer has a duty to check and provide information in this regard. This was decided by the Regional Court of Bochum.
Additional compensation for the use of photos in e-paper in addition to the print edition?
According to a ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf dated July 13, 2010 (I-20 U 235/08), no separate remuneration is payable for the use of photographs in an e-paper if the photographer has already granted usage rights for the print edition and the circulation of the e-paper is comparatively low relative to the print edition.
Enforcement of image rights on the internet
Even in the digital age, not everyone is aware that intellectual property also enjoys the protection of the law. Especially when it comes to photographs, it is often easy for many to resort to existing image material that is easily accessible on the internet to spruce up a private website or their own product catalog in an online shop or on […]
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