Dr Stephan Dittl

Whether public figure or private individual – unauthorized access to one’s own voice, its misuse, and the resulting consequences can affect anyone. Such misuse also leads to a general loss of trust and a decrease in the value of audio recordings of all kinds. It is therefore more than welcome that the Berlin Regional Court...

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) (ruling of July 21, 2023 – V ZR 112/22) recently had to deal with the question of whether a search report based on true facts for an art painting via the so-called Lost Art Database on the Internet impairs the current right holder in his property right and must...

The Higher Regional Court of Hamm (judgment of April 27, 2023 – 4 U 247/21) had to deal with the question of whether aerial photographs of fine artworks taken by a drone infringe the artists’ copyright or whether such photographs are permissible under the keyword of “panorama freedom” according to German Copyright Act, Section 59...