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Jurisdiction for Online Defamation Under Lugano Convention Requires Objective Targeting

Case Number 11 05 144
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Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
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The court determined that for jurisdiction based on the "place of effects" under Article 5(3) of the Lugano Convention concerning personality rights violations or unfair competition online, there must be a demonstrable, relevant distribution or objective targeting of the content to that specific location. Rejecting the notion that the plaintiff's registered seat automatically establishes jurisdiction, the court found that in this case, jurisdiction was proper in the location where the CD-ROM publisher was based because the website content, published in German and explicitly referencing "Europe-wide dubious 'registration' companies" regarding address book fraud, showed an objective intent to address potential victims in that jurisdiction, which included the plaintiff's location.

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Art. 5 Ziff. 3 LugÜ. Voraussetzung für die Bejahung des Gerichtsstandes des Erfolgsortes bei Persönlichkeitsverletzungen über das Internet ist, dass am fraglichen Ort mit einer relevanten Verbreitung im Sinne einer objektiven Zielrichtung zu rechnen war. Bei unlauterem Wettbewerb wird der Erfolgsort nur an jenen Orten angenommen, an denen sich Abrufer befinden, die das fragliche Angebot objektiv ansprechen soll. | Zivilprozessrecht

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defamation lugano Convention unfair competition geographic scope of the infringement victim rights established right

Cited Legislation

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Art. 5 Ziff. 3 Lug
Leitsatz: · Art. 5 Ziff. 3 LugÜ.
Art. 292 StGB
Art. 3 lit. a UWG
Art. 28 ZGB
Art. 5 Ziff. 3 LugÜ
This provision on the place of performance (Erfolgsort) for torts was the main legal ground used to affirm the jurisdiction of the court in Lucerne.
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Art. 5 Ziff. 3 LugÜ

This provision on the place of performance (Erfolgsort) for torts was the main legal ground used to affirm the jurisdiction of the court in Lucerne.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · I. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Zivilprozessrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 27.12.2005

Fallnummer: · 11 05 144

LGVE: · 2006 I Nr. 24

Leitsatz: · Art. 5 Ziff. 3 LugÜ. Voraussetzung für die Bejahung des Gerichtsstandes des Erfolgsortes bei Persönlichkeitsverletzungen über das Internet ist, dass am fraglichen Ort mit einer relevanten Verbreitung im Sinne einer objektiven Zielrichtung zu rechnen war. Bei unlauterem Wettbewerb wird der Erfolgsort nur an jenen Orten angenommen, an denen sich Abrufer befinden, die das fragliche Angebot objektiv ansprechen soll.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.