1. Open Data and liability:
fiction or faith?
Dr. Christian Laux, LL.M. (Stanford) 2013 ePSI conference:
Rechtsanwalt ‘Gotcha! – getting
everyone on board’
Warsaw, 22 February 2013
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2. Introduction
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3. Case Law
Acquittal of Publisher: Liability for Special Purpose Maps:
-Carter Robbins Test
-Winter et al. v. Putnam’s sons approved:
-Way v. Boy Scouts of America -Fluor Corp. v. Jeppesen
-Birmingham v. Fodor’s Travel -Brocklesby v. Jeppesen
-Brandt v. The Weather Channel remanded:
-De Bardeleben v. USA -Saloomey v. Jeppesen
-Rocknes Case (L. Aslesen) -Aetna v. Jeppesen
Liability for Endorsements:
-Italy v. Barberi et al. (H. Graux)
-Further Case Law
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4. Liability for Data (Information)
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5. Dr. Christian Laux, LL.M.
Rechtsanwalt
christian.laux@lauxlawyers.ch
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