{
  "id": 10923182,
  "title": "Would-be Taylor Swift concert attacker loses privacy case against Disney",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/would-be-taylor-swift-concert-attacker-loses-privacy-case-against",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:57:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441990/would-be-taylor-swift-concert-attacker-loses-privacy-case-against-disney"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Austrian man who attempted to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 has lost a privacy lawsuit against Disney over the fact his parents' home was briefly shown in a docu-series. Beran A was sentenced to 15 years in prison in May after being convicted of various terrorism-related offenses, including trying to illegally acquire weapons. A segment of the series, which first aired in December 2025, captured his parents' home for a brief moment, though it did not name him. However, Judge Nicole Baczak ruled that there was no basis for a privacy claim, stating that the home was not his and he had not lived there in two years. Baczak emphasized that public reporting of addresses does not warrant the highest level of legal protection. The series is accessible on Disney+ in Europe, though the offending segment was removed in May. Disney's lawyer, Georg Kresbach, revealed that Beran A's parents had each received €3,000 ($3,400) in compensation for their home's appearance in the series.",
  "summary": "VIENNA: An Austrian man convicted of planning a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 lost a privacy lawsuit against Disney on Wednesday over the fact his parents’ home was shown in the docu-series “Taylor Swift: The End of an Era”. The man, identified as Beran A, was sentenced in May to 15 years in prison. He has been in custody since his arrest in August 2024. An episode of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Austrian man Beran A attempted to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna 2024.",
    "Judge Nicole Baczak dismissed his privacy lawsuit against Disney.",
    "Disney paid Beran A's parents €3,000 each for home's appearance in series."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}