A few weeks later the parents received a letter from a lawyer representing Universal Music, demanding compensation to the tune of €3,500. Adult flatmates or relatives are also expected to know the law and the owner of the internet connection is not expected to have to teach it to them. Thus a woman whose niece visited from Australia could not be held accountable when the niece downloaded a film illegally via her internet connection. But what it won't of course do is give you a free ticket to illegally download music and movies. If the BGH ruling shows anything, it is that copyright protection is taken very seriously in Germany.

Source: The Local March 31, 2017 14:37 UTC