Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 11/10/2016

Subject: The Court affirmed that the lending of an electronic book (e-book) by a public library may, under certain conditions, be treated in the same way as the lending of a traditional book. In such a situation, the public lending exception, which provides inter alia for the fair remuneration of authors, is applicable

Parties: Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Intellectual property

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