Editing Love Parade (section)

==Legal issues==
Under [[German law]] the state has to pay for security during political demonstrations as well as cleaning up the streets after the demonstration.<ref name=Borneman>John Borneman & Stefan Senders, "Politics without a Head: Is the "Love Parade" a New Form of Political Identification?" ''Cultural Anthropology'' J5(2) 294-31, American Anthropological Association. 2000</ref> In the case of a commercial event however, the organizer must cover these expenses. For a large event like the Love Parade the costs are quite high: an estimated €300,000 to €400,000.<ref name=Borneman/>

The Love Parade was initially held as a political demonstration to save costs; however it was organized by two companies set up just for the Love Parade.<ref name=Borneman/> Due to this there was a dispute between the organizers and the city of Berlin every year about the status of the Love Parade and who should bear what costs.<ref name=Borneman/> Finally in 2001, the courts ruled that the Love Parade had to be held as commercial event.<ref name=Mayer>Florian Mayer, "Origins, Commodification, and Significance of Berlin's Love Parade" GRIN Verlag, 2007. {{ISBN|978-3638815796}}</ref>