Victory for ad blockers at Germany’s Supreme Court

24-04-2018

Victory for ad blockers at Germany’s Supreme Court

8vfani / iStockphoto.com

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) has dismissed an attempt to ban an application that blocks online advertising, confirming that the software does not fall foul of unfair competition regulations or copyright law.


Adblock Plus, Axel Springer, Eyeo, ad blocker copyright, online advertising, unfair competition, publishing copyright

WIPR