A world star sued a Bavarian tour operator from Passau and was right.
But in the appeal proceedings, the lawsuit turned out differently.
Passau * - The Cologne Higher Regional
Court dismissed
a lawsuit by
Tina Turner
on Thursday (December 17)
.
A
tour operator from Passau
that was sued by her thus prevailed
in the appeal proceedings.
Tina Turner's lawsuit against the Passau tour operator dismissed
The 81-year-old singer had
sued
the
poster for the show "Simply the Best - The Tina Turner Story"
.
One could think that Turner was involved in the show himself, but that was not the case.
In the first instance, the Cologne Regional Court had given her right.
The
tour operator Cofo Entertainment
from Passau * appealed against it and was right.
The Higher Regional Court does not believe that the impression is created that Tina Turner would appear on the show itself.
Tina Turner lawsuit dismissed: judgment not yet final
The judgment is not final.
The Higher Regional Court allowed the
appeal to the Federal Court of Justice
.
The legal question of whether artistic freedom or the right to one's own image and name should be valued more highly in such a case has not yet been clarified by the highest court, according to the Higher Regional Court.
(kam / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
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