The Federal Court of Justice has ruled in the long-standing legal dispute over sampling between the band Kraftwerk and music producer Moses Pelham that sampling is permissible under certain conditions, thereby strengthening new rules in German copyright law. (translated)
The Federal Court of Justice has issued its sixth ruling in the long-standing legal dispute between Kraftwerk and Moses Pelham, partially ruling in favor of Pelham by recognizing sampling as permissible pastiche, which could have far-reaching implications for copyright law. (translated)
The Federal Court of Justice has decided that the sampling of a two-second music piece by the cult band Kraftwerk by Frankfurt rapper Moses Pelham is permissible, as it constitutes an artistic dialogue, which clearly facilitates the legal framework for sampling in music production. (translated)
The Federal Court has ruled in the sampling dispute regarding the two-second sound sequence from the Kraftwerk track "Metall auf Metall" that, under certain conditions, a takeover as a pastiche is permissible, which means hip-hop producer Moses Pelham has achieved a partial success. (translated)
In the legal dispute that has been dragging on for almost three decades between the electronic band Kraftwerk and hip-hop producer Moses Pelham, the Federal Court of Justice will announce its ruling today in Karlsruhe, which could have far-reaching implications for copyright law in the digital age. (translated)
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) is expected to review the acquittal of a man who was suspected in the case of the missing Madeleine McCann and was previously acquitted of serious sexual offenses by the Regional Court of Braunschweig, while the public prosecutor has filed an appeal. (translated)
The Schufa is under pressure from the data protection organization NOYB, which warned it for storing old consumer data and lacking transparency, while consumer rights issues, complicated by a recent ruling from the ECJ and upcoming decisions from the Federal Court, also contribute to the uncertainty surrounding Schufa's practices. (translated)
In the case of four-year-old Emilia, who died after a dental visit, anesthesiologist Dr. Gerald W. is being brought back to trial, as a previous verdict for manslaughter was overturned by the Federal Court, and now the question arises whether it was murder, as he is suspected of using a contaminated anesthetic solution and endangering his patients. (translated)
The trial against a 69-year-old anesthetist begins today at the Frankfurt District Court, who is charged with the death of a four-year-old girl and endangering other children due to contaminated anesthetic and hygiene deficiencies, after the previous verdict was revised from murder to manslaughter. (translated)
Wie kann es sein, dass ein solcher Mann über Jahrzehnte bei der Polizei Karriere macht und sogar in eine Spitzenposition der Polizeigewerkschaft gelangt? Sven Hüber, der stellvertretende Bundesvorsitzende der Gewerkschaft der Polizei (GdP), hatte eine regimetreue Karriere in der DDR, war Politoffizier in jenem Grenzregiment, in dessen Bereich 1989 der letzte Mauertote Chris Gueffroy erschossen wurde. Nach der Wende ging er bis zum Bundesgerichtshof, um diese Information geheim halten zu wollen, scheiterte damit aber. Und jetzt geht dieser Mann auch noch hin und agitiert gegen eine Oppositionspartei, die die nächsten Wahlen gewinnen könnte, spricht sogar vom sogenannten "inneren Notstand", der ein Eingreifen des Bundes in einem Bundesland ermöglicht. Einmal sozialistischer Politoffizier, immer sozialistischer Politoffizier! https://t.co/J6WHlvTQYL #Polizei #DDR #Politik
The left-wing extremist Lina E. must be held in coercive custody after the Federal Court confirmed the order because, as a witness in a trial against the Hammer gang, to which she belonged, she refused to testify, although she had already been legally convicted for her actions. (translated)
The German Federal Court has issued a new ruling that protects children's financial resources when parents must move into a nursing home and social authorities attempt to retroactively reclaim gifts that parents had previously given to their children. (translated)
The Federal Court of Justice confirmed the judgment against Ammar A. for war crimes in Syria, emphasizing the importance of justice for future peace in that country and showing that crimes can be prosecuted regardless of where they were committed. (translated)
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) will examine the question of whether it is a crime to forward messages from WhatsApp after a woman lost her job due to sharing private chats, raising concerns about the legal protection of the confidentiality of private messages. (translated)
The Federal Court of Justice details why the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline was carried out by a Ukrainian special unit. The head of the Chancellery, Frei, is now refusing to disclose whether Berlin was informed about it. Very new. Here are the connections. (translated)
Federal Court allows air conditioning in multi-family houses against the resistance of the majority of owners. (translated)
Podle rozhodnutí Bundesgerichtshofu (BGH) musí fitnessstudia a další online poskytovatelé služeb umožnit jednoduché a přehledné zrušení členství na specializované stránce, která se zaměřuje pouze na proces zrušení, bez nabídek alternativní možnosti jako je pauza ve smlouvě. #BGHUrteil #OnlineKündigung #Verbraucherschutz
Německý Bundesgerichtshof rozhodl, že fitness studia nesmějí ztěžovat online výpovědi z členství, čímž se zjednodušuje proces zrušení smlouvy pro spotřebitele. #Fitnessstudio #Kündigung #BGHUrteil
The federal prosecutor filed charges yesterday against a Ukrainian elite officer. He accuses him of blowing up the most important German gas pipeline "Nord Stream." According to the Federal Court, the Ukrainian officer acted with the knowledge of the Ukrainian state apparatus. (translated)
Der #Bundesgerichtshof hat die Revision gegen sämtliche Freisprüche mehrerer Polizeibeamter verworfen, die im August 2022 bei einem Einsatz gegen einen Senegalesen in Dortmund zunächst Reizgas versprühten, nachdem das spätere, offenbar psychisch kranke Opfer andeutete, sich mit einem Messer in den Bauch stechen und Suizid begehen zu wollen. Da auch weitere Ansprache nicht half und sich der 16-Jährige daraufhin mit dem Messer in Richtung der Sicherheitskräfte bewegte, gab einer der Angeklagten mehrere tödliche Schüsse ab. Linke Medien hatten damals von #Polizeigewalt und Rassismus gesprochen. Der BGH kam nun zu der Auffassung, dass es keine Rechtsfehler in der vorgenannten Instanz gab. Die Freisprüche sind somit rechtskräftig. (Beschluss vom 1. Juni 2026, Az.: 4 StR 638/25) #Bundesgerichtshof #Polizeigewalt #Rechtsprechung
