Oberster Gerichtshof, fpo.at II, 4 Ob 176/01p

Document type
Court Decision
Country
In the second decision regarding the domain www.fpo.at, the Court decided that the domain name authority is obliged to block the domain when the infringement of someone’s right is apparent to a 'legal layman'.
Country
Year
2001
Topic, claim, or defense
Other IP
Document type
Court Decision
Issuing entity
Highest Domestic/National (including State) Court
Type of service provider
DNS Provider
Issues addressed
Trigger for OSP obligations
OSP obligation considered
Block or Remove
Type of law
Civil
General effect on immunity
Weakens Immunity