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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

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According to the BGH, the specific design of the cards and consoles manufactured by the plaintiff constituted effective technical measures within the meaning of Section 95a (2) and (3) No. Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Germany: Liability of hosting providers under copyright law if they have breached a duty of care – The German BGH ends mere ‘Stoererhaftung’

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Stoererhaftung’ merely provides for a cease and desist and removal obligation where a reasonable duty was breached. In relation to uploaded, the BGH concluded that the financial model adopted was based on the availability of illegal content and was designed to encourage its users to share such content via the platform.