The verdict passed on the 12th May 1998 by the LG Hamburg rules that the inclusion of links also leads to co -responsibility of the material offered via these links. The LG Hamburg has declared that it is only possible to disclaim responsibility by expressly distancing oneself from the contents of the web sites.

"I have no influence on the design and contents of third party internet web sites. I therefore expressly distance myself from the material of all third party internet web sites, even if my web site links to these external sites."