Germany: Liability of hosting providers under copyright law if they have breached a duty of care – The German BGH ends mere ‘Stoererhaftung’
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JANUARY 31, 2023
Under German law, there are no special rules governing liability in cases of intellectual property rights infringements. Stoererhaftung’ merely provides for a cease and desist and removal obligation where a reasonable duty was breached. The resulting conclusion in the BGH case law (e.g.,
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