PIL instrument(s)
Rome I
Case number and/or case name
OLG Köln 31.10.2014 - 6 U 60/14
Details of the court
Germany, Second Instance
Articles referred to by the court
Rome I
Article 4
Paragraph 2
Date of the judgement
30 October 2014
Appeal history
None
CJEU's case law cited by the court
None
Summary
The plaintiff is a photographer and the defendant is a corporation of public law. The parties argue about a non-commercial publishing of a photo. Pursuant to Art. 4 (2) Rome I German law is applicable to the license agreement as the photographer who provides the characteristic contractual performance has his habitual residence in Germany.

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