The law firm Frommer Legal (formerly Waldorf Frommer) is a reputable German law firm. It represents major media companies and sends warnings to Internet users who illegally exchange or distribute movies, music, images or software on file-sharing platforms. Every day, we receive calls from affected individuals who have received a warning from the law firm Frommer Legal (formerly Waldorf Frommer). They allegedly illegally downloaded and shared musical and cinematographic works and thus violated the applicable copyright law. Frommer Legal lawyers ask informed underwriters to sign a declaration of cessation and forbearance and to pay damages and attorneys` fees. Every year, Frommer Legal (formerly Waldorf Frommer) sends out thousands of warnings. The recipients are accused of illegally exchanging movies, music or software over the Internet. In more than a decade, we have represented thousands of people who have been warned about the whistleblowing industry. On 15.11.2012, the liability of parents for illegal activities of downloading shared files was confirmed by the Federal Court of Justice by the judgment Morpheus (Az. I ZR 74/12).

Since then, parents are not always automatically responsible for their minor children. The prerequisite is that they have instructed children in the past about the consequences and prohibition of illegal barter activities on the Internet and that there is no evidence that children have not complied with this prohibition. However, if parental supervision is violated, parents are liable for damages caused by their minor child`s illegal file sharing. Frommer Legal states in the disclaimer that the public offering of the respective work in file-sharing networks constitutes copyright infringement and is therefore illegal. If you have done the file sharing yourself, you should of course stop immediately so as not to cause further warning cases. If file sharing has been used by family members or friends, ask them to stop. It`s understandable that you don`t want other people`s illegal activities on your Wi-Fi connection. If the person who caused the Frommer legal warning is known, it is easy to provide a remedy. In addition to the declaration of cessation and abstention, you must also acknowledge the claims for compensation that Frommer Legal raises on behalf of the rights holders and lists in the disclaimer. First of all, Frommer Legal`s warning determines an object value for the claim for damages, which can be €700 for a film, for example. The amount in dispute is determined on the basis of the royalties you would have had to pay if you had legally wanted to license the film in the form you published. However, due to the so-called interference liability, you, as the owner of the connection, could still be held liable.

Because you could have contributed with your internet connection to the fact that the files could be downloaded illegally. Munich-based law firm Frommer Legal is perhaps best known by its former name Waldorf Frommer, which it filed in May 2021. Frommer Legal specializes in issuing massive copyright infringements, especially via file-sharing platforms on the Internet. The law firm represents national and international film and music companies in copyright matters. Frommer`s legal warnings usually reach subscribers in private households if an „illegal offer to share files through your internet connection“ has been registered. A warning letter for file sharing usually refers to a specific movie, episode of a series, or music title. In our experience, Frommer Legal Rechtsanwälte does not send any tracking warnings to a single rights holder. For example, if you have downloaded multiple movies or series from Warner Bros.

Entertainment GmbH, they will be combined into a warning and will not receive a warning per movie or series. However, if you have downloaded films from different rights holders represented by Frommer Legal, Frommer Legal does not summarize these infringements in a disclaimer, but separately warns of the respective copyright infringement.