(Germany) Google Not Liable for Thumbnail Copyright Infringement

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

Digital, Legal, Photo

In an intriguing decision (case reference I ZR 140/10 of 19 October 2011- Vorschaubilder II ) the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) yesterday again confirmed that search engine provider Google is not liable for copyright infringement where copyright protected works are displayed as preview pictures (thumbnails) in Google’s image search results.

The IPKAt (full article)

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