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The protection of TV characters like Mickey Mouse, Batman and Homer Simpson is not only important for making movies but also for marketing and merchandising
The Court of Appeal of Düsseldorf decided that the use of a photograph as "embedded content" on a website constitutes a "making available to the public" and, therefore, requires the authorization by the copyright owner
