Verdicts and Orders
Photography and Copyright Law: find verdicts and orders that serve as conclusions to the matters our lawyers conducted in international courts.
With this selection of orders, we provide you with a fresh perspective on how cases of copyright infringement can be handled.
Together with our partner attorneys, we set a new direction in the fight against image theft.
International Photography Copyright
Highest Court Germany: Verdict – German jurisdiction
28.04.2018 Highest Court Germany: Verdict – German jurisdiction [...]
European Court of Justice: Verdict – Free choice of court in the European Union
03.10.2013 European Court of Justice: Verdict – [...]
Photography copyright: Germany
Injuntion against a stock agency
24.03.2020 Claimant nationality: Swiss Defendant nationality: U.S. [...]
Opponent in France – damage 3.500 € plus interest
20.05.2020 Defendant nationality: France Lawyer: Robert Fechner [...]
Contractual Penalty – opponent from Netherlands, court in Germany
20.05.2020 Claimant nationality: German Defendant nationality: Netherlands [...]
1688 euros reimbursements + all court fees
14.01.2020 Claimant nationality: German Defendant nationality: German [...]
Damage won: 8400 euros from UK opponent
14.01.2020 Defendant nationality: British Claimant nationality: German [...]
Local Court AG Charlottenburg, Germany – Defendant nationality: American
20.01.2020 Defendant nationality: American Claimant nationality: German [...]
Landgericht Court Berlin, Germany: 6215,99 euros won (opponent from USA)
2.07.2019 Opponent’s seat of residence: USA Photographer’s [...]
Verdict – 10.000 Euro reimbursement + legal fees + documentation fees from opponent in UK
23.10.2019 Opponent’s seat of residence: United Kingdom Photographer’s [...]
European Enforcement: 7643 euros reimbursement from Italian opponent
2.03.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Italy Photographer’s seat [...]
Amtsgericht München, Germany: Verdict – Damages (1061,00€ )
27.03.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Italy Photographer’s seat [...]
District Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: Verdict – Damages 1055 euros
18.04.2018 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s [...]
6517 euros reimbursements & injunction granted – opponent in Greece
29.05.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Greece Lawyer: Robert Fechner [...]
Court AG Ahaus, Germany Verdict – Legal Fees reimbursement
5.07.2018 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
European Enforcement: 1.566,25 euros reimbursement
4.10.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Italy Photographer’s seat [...]
Berlin Germany: 6517 euros reimbursements from a Greek opponent
8.11.2018 Lawyer: Robert Fechner Photographer’s seat of residence: [...]
Berlin, Germany: Verdict – Damages calculated in accordance with MFM, Value in Dispute 6,000€
19.09.2017 Photographer’s seat of residence: German Opponent’s seat [...]
Berlin, Germany: Contractual Penalty (5001,00€ plus interest)
30.10.2017 Court: District Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany Opponent’s [...]
Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (Kirkel, Germany)
12.02.2016 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (Leipzig, Germany)
18.02.2016 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Injunction and Jurisdiction of the Court in Berlin
14.03.2016 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Berlin, Germany: Verdict – Contractual Penalty (5001,00€)
6.09.2016 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Injunction – International jurisdiction (Graz, Austria), fine up to 250,000€
13.01.2014 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Damages calculated in accordance with MFM, Value in Dispute 6,000€ per image
15.01.2014 Local Court AG Charlottenburg, Germany Verdict [...]
Verdict – Damages calculated in accordance with MFM, Value in Dispute 6,000€ per image
17.07.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (London, United Kingdom), Fine up to 250,000€
29.07.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: Bulgaria
Court Sofia – Damage won: 2952 euros
18.07.2018 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s [...]
Court Sofia – Damage won: 2670 euros
30.03.2018 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s [...]
Appeal Court Sofia, Bulgaria – Damage won: 2 715 euros
9.07.2018 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Appeal Court Sofia, Bulgaria – Damage won: 2 715 euros
6.03.2019 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Appeal Court Sofia, Bulgaria – Damage won: 2 952 euros
4.01.2018 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's seat [...]
Photography copyright: Poland
Order – International jurisdiction (Poznań, Poland), Fine up to 250,000€
4.12.2014 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
International jurisdiction (Warsaw, Poland), Fine up to 250,000€
31.03.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: International jurisdiction (Gdansk, Poland)
16.04.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
District Court Warsaw – Damage won: 582 euros
4.09.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
District Court Wrocław – Damage won: 413 euros
9.12.2019 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s [...]
District Court Kraków – Damage won: 1085 euros
11.09.2019 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s [...]
Photography copyright: Italy
European Enforcement: 7643 euros reimbursement from Italian opponent
2.03.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Italy Photographer’s seat [...]
Amtsgericht München, Germany: Verdict – Damages (1061,00€ )
27.03.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Italy Photographer’s seat [...]
European Enforcement: 1.566,25 euros reimbursement
4.10.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Italy Photographer’s seat [...]
Berlin, Germany: Verdict – Contractual Penalty (5001,00€)
6.09.2016 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Berlin, Germany: International jurisdiction (Desenzano del Garda, Italy), Fine up to 250,000€
30.10.2014 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Order – International jurisdiction (Vigasio, Italy), Fine up to 250,000€
04.12.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s [...]
Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: International jurisdiction (Modena, Italy)
21.04.2015 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
District Court Corte d’Appello Milan – Damage won: 1920 euros
26.05.2016 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: Netherlands
Contractual Penalty – opponent from Netherlands, court in Germany
20.05.2020 Claimant nationality: German Defendant nationality: Netherlands [...]
Court Gergerland Arnhem – Damage won: 1359,81
7.02.2018 Photographer’s seat of residence: German Opponent’s seat [...]
Court Zeeland West Brabant – Damage won: 540 euros + all legal costs
11.01.2017 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
District Court in Den Bosch – Damage won: 2906 euros
27.10.2016 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Court in Midden – Damage won: 3372,56 euros
31.08.2016 Photographer’s seat of residence: United States Opponent’s [...]
District Court Rechtbank Amsterdam – Damage won: 1396 euros
23.01.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: American Opponent’s seat [...]
District Court Rechtbank Den Haag – Damage won: 1882,50 euros
9.12.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: Austria
Injunction – International jurisdiction (Graz, Austria), fine up to 250,000€
13.01.2014 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Landgericht Berlin, Germany: Value in dispute: 6,000€, Fine up to 250,000€
7.04.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: International jurisdiction (Innsbruck, Austria)
21.05.2015 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Berlin, Germany: International jurisdiction (Germany/Austria)
9.06.2015 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Photography copyright: United Kingdom
Damage won: 8400 euros from UK opponent
14.01.2020 Defendant nationality: British Claimant nationality: German [...]
Verdict – 10.000 Euro reimbursement + legal fees + documentation fees from opponent in UK
23.10.2019 Opponent’s seat of residence: United Kingdom Photographer’s [...]
Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (London, United Kingdom), Fine up to 250,000€
29.07.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Order – International jurisdiction (London, United Kingdom), Fine up to 250,000€
31.10.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: USA
Injuntion against a stock agency
24.03.2020 Claimant nationality: Swiss Defendant nationality: U.S. [...]
Local Court AG Charlottenburg, Germany – Defendant nationality: American
20.01.2020 Defendant nationality: American Claimant nationality: German [...]
Landgericht Court Berlin, Germany: 6215,99 euros won (opponent from USA)
2.07.2019 Opponent’s seat of residence: USA Photographer’s [...]
Photography copyright: Portugal
Verdict – Damages calculated in accordance with MFM, Value in Dispute 6,000€ per image
17.07.2014 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Order – International jurisdiction (Faro, Portugal), Fine up to 250,000€
4.12.2014 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Photography copyright: France
Opponent in France – damage 3.500 € plus interest
20.05.2020 Defendant nationality: France Lawyer: Robert Fechner [...]
Photography copyright: Romania
Berlin, Germany: Contractual Penalty (5001,00€ plus interest)
30.10.2017 Court: District Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany Opponent’s [...]
Photography copyright: Croatia
Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (Split, Croatia)
12.11.2015 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's seat [...]
Photography copyright: Spain
Landgericht Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (Barcelona, Spain)
20.10.2015 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
Photography copyright: Greece
6517 euros reimbursements & injunction granted – opponent in Greece
29.05.2018 Opponent’s seat of residence: Greece Lawyer: Robert Fechner [...]
Berlin Germany: 6517 euros reimbursements from a Greek opponent
8.11.2018 Lawyer: Robert Fechner Photographer’s seat of residence: [...]
Photography copyright: UAE
International jurisdiction (Cologne, Germany / Dubai, UAE), Fine up to 250,000€
05.02.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: Malta
Landgericht Berlin, Germany: International jurisdiction (Valletta, Malta)
14.04.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: Cyprus
District Court Landgericht Berlin, Germany: Order – International jurisdiction (Nicosia, Cyprus)
11.11.2015 Photographer’s seat of residence: Germany Opponent’s seat [...]
Photography copyright: Ireland
International jurisdiction (Dublin, Ireland), Fine up to 250,000€
6.11.2014 Photographer's seat of residence: Germany Opponent's [...]
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