Probably reported everywhere by now - but not in DiningBuzz?

Being so far from Europe I'm not familiar with German 'Italian' cheese but the story I saw tonight on the world news noted that German producers had been passing their own cheese off as Italian, rather than Italian-style.

From AP: EU Court: Parmesan Is Protected Name
'LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that only the tasty, crumbly cheese that has been made for some 800 years near the Italian city of Parma can legally be called Parmesan.

In a case dating back to 2003, the court criticized Germany for allowing sales of imitation Parmesan in violation of European Union food origin rules that reserve the name Parmesan for Italian cheese only.

The case was brought by the European Commission. There was no punishment for Germany, but German producers will now have to change the name of their cheese.

Over the years, the EU has become more active in legally protecting dozens of brand names of foods and drink peculiar to European regions — from Champagne to feta cheese.

In 2005, in a setback for Danish producers, the EU high court said feta can only come from Greece, and imitations cannot use that name.

Germany argued in court that Parmesan was a generic term for a type of hard, crumbly cheese that is often grated over food and cannot claim an Italian uniqueness.

The court disagreed, saying Parmesan was "clearly a translation of 'Parmigiano Reggiano.'"'

According to local reports, the restrictions in this case are similar to the earlier Feta case: hard, flaky 'parmesan' cheese made outside Europe (such as here in Oz) and sold outside Europe will not get policed and restricted, as France has enforced the name Champagne.

So how does this play out for the foodie FTer 'diaspora'?