{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Patguard","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng","author_name":"web199","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng\/author\/web199\/","title":"BGH: Birkenstock sandals are not protected by copyright - Patguard","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Z324iQUJeZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng\/birkenstock-sandals-are-not-protected-by-copyright\/\">BGH: Birkenstock sandals are not protected by copyright<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng\/birkenstock-sandals-are-not-protected-by-copyright\/embed\/#?secret=Z324iQUJeZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;BGH: Birkenstock sandals are not protected by copyright&#8221; &#8212; Patguard\" data-secret=\"Z324iQUJeZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.patguard.de\/eng\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled: Birkenstock&#8217;s famous sandals do not enjoy copyright protection. Other suppliers are allowed to sell similar models. What was the dispute? The Birkenstock company wanted to enforce in court that its sandals are protected as &#8220;artistic works&#8221;. This would have meant that imitators were not allowed to copy [&hellip;]"}