Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 11/16/2016

Subject: The Court affirmed that the copyright directive 2001/29/EC precludes national legislation authorising the digital reproduction of out-of-print books in breach of the exclusive rights of authors. National legislation must guarantee the protection accorded to authors by the directive and ensure, in particular, that they are actually informed of the envisaged digital exploitation of their work, while being able to put an end to it without formalities

Parties: Soulier e Doke

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Intellectual property

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