Link to the court ruling from the article (in German): https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/26_O_869_26_begl_Abschrift_Urteil_v_28_05_2026_Geschwarzt_Geschwarzt_Geschwarzt.pdf
Found the article on HN. The article itself is meh, but I couldn’t find any other site reporting on it.
Wow that makes so much sense it’s crazy.
Correct and common sense ruling. The tech broligarchs can’t buy the judiciary in other countries like they do here in the US.
Seems fair to me. A search engine’s whole purpose is to surface real information, not made up stuff.
Its very different than a chat bot, which also needs better rules around it, but I’d definitely hold search to a higher standard.
Well, I’m afraid that, unfortunately, this ruling will ultimately never be enforced, as it would make it impossible for the powerful multibillion-dollar corporations to operate this business.
Another example of just how influential these corporations are is the fact that the most profitable piracy operation in history is even possible. Gigantic corporations of major influence have already filed multiple lawsuits over blatant intellectual property theft—yet even these players clearly stood no chance against the concentrated capital that is preventing the AI bubble from bursting immediately.
Therefore: It is the right decision, but it will almost certainly remain without consequence.




