"Stinky finger trial"
Petrovic has to pay Maurer 400 euros for photo
An association critical of vaccination surrounding former Green Party leader Madeleine Petrovic must pay club leader Sigrid Maurer 400 euros. This was decided by the Vienna Commercial Court. Maurer had sued for copyright infringement after the association commented on her "stinky finger" photo under a tweet by Maurer.
In February 2023, the initiative wrote "Hate and malice? He who sits in a glass house ...." and used Maurer's well-known "stinky finger" photo. The politician had previously accused a political rival of hatred and malice. After she saw that the anti-vaccination "Green Association for Fundamental Rights and Freedom of Information" (GGI) had used her picture, she sued.
The Vienna Commercial Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff on Friday. The association around Madeleine Petrovic must now pay Maurer 400 euros as well as the legal costs. The court reasoned that Maurer's pose - holding a glass with a "stinky finger" - was not aggressive or hateful behavior, but a commitment to her own stance.
Petrovic: "Politically explosive"
Petrovic commented that this was a "rather unconventional, but certainly creative interpretation". She identified "numerous procedural errors", as neither she nor Maurer had been summoned. "This verdict is not only legally questionable, but also politically explosive." Justice Minister Alma Zadić is one of Maurer's party colleagues.
As the association has lodged an appeal, the ruling is not yet legally binding.
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