Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 10/18/2018

Subject: The Court affirmed that the owner of an internet connection used for copyright infringements through file-sharing cannot be exonerated from liability simply by naming a family member who might have had access to that connection. Rightholders must have at their disposal an effective remedy or means of allowing the competent judicial authorities to order the disclosure of necessary information

Parties: Bastei Lübbe

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Intellectual property

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