Commercial copyright infringement: conviction and acquittal

334 Ls 158/10Court of First InstanceApr 30, 2013Criminal lawOther

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The Aachen District Court convicted S of commercial-scale unauthorized exploitation of copyright-protected works under §§ 106(1) and 108a(1) UrhG and imposed a prison sentence of three years and ten months. S was also ordered to bear the costs. The court acquitted T and allocated the costs relating to T to the state treasury. The decision provides no further facts or reasoning.

Omnilex headnote

§§ 106(1), 108a(1) UrhG; the court convicted S of commercial-scale unauthorized exploitation of copyright-protected works and imposed a prison sentence of three years and ten months. T was acquitted. The decision states no further legal principles or reasoning.

Full text

Amtsgericht Aachen — 334 Ls 158/10 — Urteil

Entscheidungsdatum: 2013-04-30

Aktenzeichen: 334 Ls 158/10

ECLI: ECLI:DE:AGAC1:2013:0430.334LS158.10.00

Dokumenttyp: Urteil

Spruchkörper: Richter am Amtsgericht

Tenor

Der Angeklagte S wird wegen gewerbsmäßiger unerlaubter Verwertung von urheberrechtlich geschützten Werken kostenpflichtig zu einer Freiheitsstrafe von drei Jahren und zehn Monaten verurteilt.

Der Angeklagte T wird auf Kosten der Staatskasse freigesprochen.

§§ 106 Abs. 1, 108a Abs. 1 UrhG

Keywords

copyright infringementcommercial activityimprisonmentacquittal

Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Whether S was guilty of commercial-scale unauthorized exploitation of copyright-protected works.

S was guilty.

Whether T was guilty of the charged conduct.

T was acquitted.

Allocation of costs following the conviction and acquittal.

S was ordered to bear costs; the costs for T were borne by the state treasury.

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