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Why only Google?
It's who got sued, but I assume that it sets legal precedent for all. I'm not German though, so I don't know how their legal system works.
It's precedent-ish. The first court in Munich did the hard work from scratch. The Aachen court copied and pasted their logic into their own ruling. There is a strong chance that for the time being other courts will come up with similar rulings under comparable case conditions. But Google may be waiting for a case where they are not quite as likely to lose if they appeal. Funny shit can still happen, especially if the highest federal court can be convinced to rule on a case like this. So it's too early to tell if this precedent has more long lasting staying power.