Rechtsprechung zum Urheberrecht

Dogmatic and legal policy-related issues regarding copyright law are presented on the basis of approximately 100 decisions of the Federal Supreme Court (BGH) and brief commentary for legal application. Due to the fact that the national copyright law is a particular focus of European directive policy, the decisions of both the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding copyright law are of significance for the BGH, and are taken into account in this collection of decisions. The selected decisions of the BGH with relevant brief commentary establish a framework for understanding copyright law and its principle issues in the age of the Internet and digitalization.

• includes abbreviated versions of the most important decisions of the BGH regarding copyright law
• offers brief commentary on each decision, limited to the dogmatic issues and their critical evaluation
• facilitates quick and efficient comprehension of BGH case law regarding copyright law
• takes into account decisions of the BVerfG and the ECJ related to copyright law
• provides assistance with argumentation and suggestions for essays

Artur-Axel Wandtke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Michael Kauert, Berlin; Sebastian Schunke, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht, Berlin; Kirsten-Inger Wöhrn, Berlin.