Month: July 2012

Posted in Art. 11 EnforD, Art. 14 EcomD, Art. 8(3) InfoSoc, BGH, DE, hosting, Liability of ISPs

BGH on Liability of Rapidshare
BGH today according to its press release decided in Atari Europe v. Rapidshare, known also as “Alone in the dark” (BGH, I ZR 18/11, LG Düsseldorf – 12 O 40/09).  The case concerns action brought by Atari Europe, the producer of well-known computer game “Alone in the dark”, against the file-hosting provider Rapidshare.  As the
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Posted in Art. 11 EnforD, Art. 8(3) InfoSoc, CJEU, EU, injunctions, ISP, website blocking

New CJEU Referral: Is Website Blocking OK with Union Law?
E-comm blog reports a new exciting Austrian referral (OGH decision) before CJEU, which deals with the question whether the Union law provides for website blocking injunctions against Access Providers. The case UPC Telekabel Wien C-314/12 is already listed on the Curia website and has a potential to solve a vast disagreement of EU courts on
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