Posts tagged #injunctive relief
All PostsOGH: No Liability for Repeated Reporting of Criminal Offenses
Civil LawIn the present case, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof) dealt with a claim under Section 1330 (2) of the Austrian Civil Code (Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, ABGB). The plaintiff is a self-employed PR consultant who was convicted ...
GE: Publicly Issued Expert Opinions May Be Quoted
Civil LawAnyone who publicly gives expert statements must accept being quoted in an advertisement, even by name. However, the quote must be correct and it must be made obvious that the average reader would not assume that the statement had been paid for, says...
Germany: Will YouTube be held liable for its users in the future?
Civil LawThe German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has recently had to decide, among other things, on the liability of the operators of YouTube, an internet platform, for copyright infringements committed by third parties using this service. In the future and un...
Presentation of secretly recorded videos in guardianship proceedings
If an injunction is issued to stop the disclosure or dissemination of secretly recorded video material, this does not preclude the presentation of the recordings in court proceedings. In the case at hand, the defendant secretly recorded several video...