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01/03/2021 - Pirate sites: the registrar’s duty of care according to the German Supreme Court

argomento: News del mese - Diritto Internazionale e Comunitario

Articoli Correlati: Germany - sites - duty of registrar

The German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) intervened on the issue of the liability of the cd. registrar - that is the person who, on the basis of a contract with the registry of one of the top level domains, can manage them on behalf of the end user - stating that whoever registers domain names has an obligation of diligence and is required to disconnect domains used by websites that structurally violate the rights of third parties. All websites need a domain name, even pirate sites running an illegal business model dedicated to copyright infringement.