> Because of an arcane, but largely logical German law named "Störerhaftung" I am by default responsible, and have to pay both claims (in the order of €5,000 ea

> Because of an arcane, but largely logical German law named "Störerhaftung" I am by default responsible, and have to pay both claims (in the order of €5,000 each). I have no recourse. "Störerhaftung" does not make you liable. It only allows for injunctive relief, not damages [1]. What's creating problems is that the courts make a (rebuttable) presumption that the owner of an internet endpoint is also responsible for copyright violations (and torts in general) arising from its use. [1] http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p3979 http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.... [2] http://www.offenenetze.de/tag/sekundare-darlegungslast/ http://www.offenenetze.de/tag/sekundare-darlegungslast/ (German only, sorry)