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Technoviking sues wins over likeness in video
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Date: July 06, 2015 06:55PM
http://www.dailydot.com/news/technoviking-matthias-fritsch-lawsuit-ruling/
In January, one of the greatest Internet stars of the past decade sued the man who made him famous.
Months later, a Berlin court has finally delivered its verdict, one that neither man is likely to be entirely pleased with and will likely have important implications for the future of generative and remix culture, especially in Germany and Europe.
The Technoviking character was born at a 2000 techno parade in Berlin, when a still-anonymous man walked into the frame of Matthias Fritsch's camera. The blond-haired giant looked like he was pulled straight from the Scandinavian dark ages, and Fritsch followed him, first as he stopped a drunken party goer from groping a woman, then as he led a procession of followers down the street in a mighty display of spontaneous techno dancing.
Seven years after filming the video, Fritsch finally uploaded it to YouTube. The man shortly became an Internet legend. He was dubbed the "Technoviking."
1) Fritsch cannot display video or stills of his video in public if they show the Technoviking in a recognizable way. Even pixelizing the Technoviking's face is not adequate, the court ruled, because he could still be identified.
2) Fritsch must pay 56 percent of the trial costs, and the plaintiff 44 percent.
3) Fritsch must pay the €8,000 he directly made from the original video on YouTube.
4) The court ruled against the plaintiff's claim for €10,000 in compensation for "pain and suffering."
5) Additionally, Fritsch has to pay €1,500 in legal bills for the Technoviking's first lawyer three and a half years ago.
All told, Fritsch's fines after the trial amount to €15,000. That's roughly $20,000.
In January, one of the greatest Internet stars of the past decade sued the man who made him famous.
Months later, a Berlin court has finally delivered its verdict, one that neither man is likely to be entirely pleased with and will likely have important implications for the future of generative and remix culture, especially in Germany and Europe.
The Technoviking character was born at a 2000 techno parade in Berlin, when a still-anonymous man walked into the frame of Matthias Fritsch's camera. The blond-haired giant looked like he was pulled straight from the Scandinavian dark ages, and Fritsch followed him, first as he stopped a drunken party goer from groping a woman, then as he led a procession of followers down the street in a mighty display of spontaneous techno dancing.
Seven years after filming the video, Fritsch finally uploaded it to YouTube. The man shortly became an Internet legend. He was dubbed the "Technoviking."
1) Fritsch cannot display video or stills of his video in public if they show the Technoviking in a recognizable way. Even pixelizing the Technoviking's face is not adequate, the court ruled, because he could still be identified.
2) Fritsch must pay 56 percent of the trial costs, and the plaintiff 44 percent.
3) Fritsch must pay the €8,000 he directly made from the original video on YouTube.
4) The court ruled against the plaintiff's claim for €10,000 in compensation for "pain and suffering."
5) Additionally, Fritsch has to pay €1,500 in legal bills for the Technoviking's first lawyer three and a half years ago.
All told, Fritsch's fines after the trial amount to €15,000. That's roughly $20,000.