Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 06/17/2021

Subject: The Court affirmed that the systematic registration of IP addresses of users and the communication of their names and postal addresses to the holder of intellectual property rights or to a third party in order to enable an action for damages to be brought is permissible under certain conditions. The request for information from a holder of intellectual property rights is not to be abusive and must be justified and proportionate

Parties: M.I.C.M.

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Intellectual property

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