"The Government asserted that the applicant [ORF] was, since 2001, a public law foundation without an owner. Nevertheless, it was under State control"In der Zusammenfassung durch den EGMR liest sich das so:
"The Government's line of argument was that the ORF was a governmental rather than a non-governmental organisation."Gegen die Argumentation der Bundesregierung legt der EGMR sodann dar, dass der ORF doch ausreichend unabhängig ist:
"In conclusion, the Court finds that the Austrian legislator has devised a framework which ensures the Austrian Broadcasting's editorial independence and its institutional autonomy. Consequently, the Austrian Broadcasting qualifies as a 'non-governmental organisation' within the meaning of Article 34 of the Convention and is therefore entitled to lodge an application."Der Rest der Enscheidung ist sozusagen "Article 10 revisited":
Der Sache zugrunde liegt eine Verurteilung des ORF, weil er im Zusammenhang mit der Freilassung des Herrn G.K. ("known as the head of the Austrian neo-Nazi scene") aus der Haft für ein paar Sekunden auch ein Bild eines gewissen H-J. S. gezeigt hatte - dadurch sei § 78 Urheberrechtsgesetz verletzt worden.
Der EGMR wägt ab, und findet die österreichischen Gerichte hätten nicht genug abgewogen: "They [the domestic courts] did not take into account his [H-J. S's] notoriety and the political nature of the crime of which he had been convicted. Nor did they have regard to other important elements, namely that the facts mentioned in the news items were correct and complete and that the picture shown was related to the content of the report."
"In sum the Court finds that the reasons adduced by the domestic courts were not 'relevant and sufficient' to justify the interference. It follows that the interference was not 'necessary in a democratic society' within the meaning of Article 10 § 2 of the Convention."
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