Re:Germany's Wi-Fi Shortage Set to Ease as Merkel Backs New ...
by rbehrends on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @08:31PM
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> Because of an arcane, but largely logical German law named "Störerhaftung" I am by default responsible, and have to pay both claims (in the order of €5,000 each). I have no recourse.
"Störerhaftung" does not make you liable. It only allows for injunctive relief, not damages [1].
What's creating problems is that the courts make a (rebuttable) presumption that the owner of an internet endpoint is also responsible for copyright violations (and torts in general) arising from its use.
"Störerhaftung" does not make you liable. It only allows for injunctive relief, not damages [1].
What's creating problems is that the courts make a (rebuttable) presumption that the owner of an internet endpoint is also responsible for copyright violations (and torts in general) arising from its use.
[1] http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb....
[2] http://www.offenenetze.de/tag/sekundare-darlegungslast/ (German only, sorry)