German court rules used software licenses illegal
A higher German court has ruled to uphold a decision by a lower court to ban the sale of used software licenses, in a case involving a subsidiary of Oracle.
The Appellate Court of Munich ruled on Thursday that the sale of used software licenses is illegal, upholding a decision reached by the District Court of [...]
Germany: The Right To Copy
Accompanied by heavy lobbying, the German authorities are currently debating an amendment to the Copyright Act – the so-called `second basket’ of copyright reform.
In the autumn of 2003, Germany transposed only the mandatory provisions of the European Union (EU) Directive on Copyright in the Digital Age – the `first basket’. The Government appears to have [...]
German experts want search engines to be monitored
German experts at a Berlin seminar this week argued that search engines need to be more regulated. They want companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! to exercise editorial control over their search results and filter out sites with x-rated content or that glorify aggression.
“Mechanisms have to be developed to deal with illegal content and [...]
German police lock up AND sue eDonkey file sharers
German police have filed criminal charges against more than 2,000 people accused of using the eDonkey file-sharing network to share copyrighted music illegally, the recording industry’s trade group said Tuesday.
The legal action, which will also include claims for compensation under civil law, is “the biggest single action against illegal file sharing,” according to the London-based [...]
Germans face 2 years for p2p activity
GERMANS risk two years in prison if they illegally download films and music for private use under a new law agreed yesterday. Anybody who downloads films for commercial use could be jailed for up to five years.
The measures, some of the toughest in Europe, were announced after an aggressive campaign by the film industry in [...]
