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ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:8283 ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:8283 AI generated

Court rules copyright infringement established but reduces lawyer fees due to repeated prior proceedings and defendant's financial status.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:8283
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Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

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The court declared the defendant liable for copyright and personality right infringement regarding the unauthorized use of the plaintiff's photograph. While the plaintiff's claim for damages and legal costs was largely supported, the judge significantly reduced the awarded lawyer fees to €400. This reduction was based on the fact that the plaintiff had previously engaged in multiple similar lawsuits, the defendant had already removed the image, and the defendant was a financially struggling non-profit organization.

Legislator headnote

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Auteurswet 1912; Persoonlijkheidsrechtswet: Where a plaintiff has repeatedly initiated similar copyright infringement proceedings and the defendant has already remedied the infringement, the court may reduce the awarded legal costs to ensure proportionality and fairness, particularly when the defendant is a financially weak entity.

Keywords

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copyright infringement personality rights legal costs reduction proportionality principle repeated litigation financial hardship summary judgment

Cited Legislation

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Auteurswet 1912
Persoonlijkheidsrechtswet
artikel 1019h Rv
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