The law firm F200 ASG from Berlin warns a photographer about the illegal use of photos on Instagram.
The Law firm F200 ASG from Berlin warns for a photographer use contrary to copyright law of photos on Instagram from.
Content of the warning:
The law firm F200 ASG warns users of the social media network Instagram for a photographer. The warned Instagram users are said to have shared content with photos of the photographer by “reposting” on Instagram. Such a “repost” is said to have violated the copyrights of the photographer who issued the warning, as the necessary copyright notice was missing.
In a “repost”, the content of another user from social media networks (Instagram, Facebook, etc.) is republished on your own user profile. This means that content that other users have published is shared via your own profile.
According to the warning, the “reposting” of an article represents a reproduction of the work in terms of copyright law. Thus, the author would also be entitled to copyright defense claims.
Claims from the warning:
The warned Instagram users are asked to sign a pre-formulated and punishable declaration of cease and desist. In addition, the warned should one License compensation in the amount of 1.000 Euro pay and reimburse attorneys’ fees.
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