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ITV Studios Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd: ECJ 7 Mar 2013

ECJ Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Broadcasting by a third party over the internet of signals of commercial television broadcasters – ‘Live streaming’ – Communication to the public Judges: L. Bay Larsen, P Citations: C-607/11, [2013] EUECJ C-607/11 Links: Bailii Statutes: Directive 2001/29/EC 3(1) Citing: At Patents Court – ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others … Continue reading ITV Studios Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd: ECJ 7 Mar 2013

GS Media v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others: ECJ 7 Apr 2016

ECJ (Advocate General’s Opinion) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Information society – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Website – Making available to the public of hyperlinks to works freely accessible on another website – No authorisation from the holder Wathelet AG C-160/15, [2016] … Continue reading GS Media v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others: ECJ 7 Apr 2016

SBS Belgium v Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers: ECJ 19 Nov 2015

ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Definition of ‘communication’ and ‘public’ – Distribution of television programmes – Process known as ‘direct injection’ C-325/14, [2015] EUECJ C-325/14 Bailii Directive 2001/29/EC 3(1) European, Media Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: scu.554871

SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd: ChD 23 Jul 2010

The court considered the impact of the distinction drawn by Article 9(2) of TRIPS and Article 2 of the WIPO Copyright Treaty between ‘expressions’ and ‘ideas, procedures, methods of operation and mathematical concepts as such’ on domestic copyright law. Held: Arnold J said: ‘Skill, judgement and labour in devising ideas, procedures, methods of operation and … Continue reading SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd: ChD 23 Jul 2010

ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TVCatchup Ltd and Another: PatC 14 Nov 2011

Judges: Floyd J Citations: [2011] EWHC 2977 (Pat), [2012] ECDR 5 Links: Bailii Citing: See Also – ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TV Catchup Ltd PatC 18-Jul-2011 . . Cited by: Reference – ITV Studios Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd ECJ 7-Mar-2013 ECJ Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Broadcasting by a third party over … Continue reading ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TVCatchup Ltd and Another: PatC 14 Nov 2011

ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TV Catchup Ltd: PatC 18 Jul 2011

Judges: Floyd J Citations: [2011] EWHC 1874 (Pat), [2011] FSR 40 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: See Also – ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TVCatchup Ltd and Another PatC 14-Nov-2011 . .At Patents Court – ITV Studios Ltd v TVCatchup Ltd ECJ 7-Mar-2013 ECJ Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Broadcasting … Continue reading ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TV Catchup Ltd: PatC 18 Jul 2011

Sociedad General De Autores Y Editores De Espana (SGAE) v Rafael Hoteles SA: ECJ 7 Dec 2006

ECJ (Law Relating To Undertakings) Copyright and related rights in the nformation society – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3 – Concept of communication to the public – Works communicated by means of television sets installed in hotel rooms.The Court interpreted Article 3(1) of the Information Society Directive in accordance with Article 8 of the WIPO … Continue reading Sociedad General De Autores Y Editores De Espana (SGAE) v Rafael Hoteles SA: ECJ 7 Dec 2006

Stichting Brein v Ziggo BV, XS4ALL Internet BV: ECJ 14 Jun 2017

ECJ (Freedom of Establishment – Freedom To Provide Services Approximation of Laws Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property : Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual and industrial property – Directive 2001/29/EC – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Definition – Online sharing … Continue reading Stichting Brein v Ziggo BV, XS4ALL Internet BV: ECJ 14 Jun 2017

Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren,Komponisten und Musikverlegerregistrierte Genossenschaft mbH v Zurs.net Betriebs GmbH: ECJ 16 Mar 2017

ECJ (Freedom of Establishment Freedom of Establishment Freedom To Provide Services Approximation of Laws Intellectual, Industrial and Commercial Property – Judgment) Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights in the information society – Directive 2001/29/EC – Right of communication of works to the public – Article 3(1) – Exceptions … Continue reading Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren,Komponisten und Musikverlegerregistrierte Genossenschaft mbH v Zurs.net Betriebs GmbH: ECJ 16 Mar 2017

GS Media v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others: ECJ 8 Sep 2016

ECJ Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Information society – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Definition – Internet – Hyperlinks giving access to protected works, made accessible on another website without the … Continue reading GS Media v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others: ECJ 8 Sep 2016

Svensson And Others v Retriever Sverige Ab: ECJ 13 Feb 2014

ECJ Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Information society – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Meaning – Internet links (‘clickable links’) giving access to protected works L Bay Larsen, P … Continue reading Svensson And Others v Retriever Sverige Ab: ECJ 13 Feb 2014

Infopaq International v Danske Dagblades Forening: ECJ 17 Jul 2009

ECJ Copyright Information society – Directive 2001/29/EC Articles 2 and 5 – Literary and artistic works – Concept of ‘reproduction’ Reproduction ‘in part’ Reproduction of short extracts of literary works – Newspaper articles – Temporary and transient reproductions – Technological process consisting in scanning of articles followed by conversion into text file, electronic processing of … Continue reading Infopaq International v Danske Dagblades Forening: ECJ 17 Jul 2009

Football Dataco Ltd and Others v Brittens Pools Ltd (In Action 3222) and Others: ChD 23 Apr 2010

The court considered what rights existed in the annual football fixture lists created by the claimants. The claimants said that the list was created only with a considerable effort applying certain rules. The defendants denied that any copyright existed. Held: The process involved considerable effort and was not deterministic. The Directive seeks to harmonise copyright … Continue reading Football Dataco Ltd and Others v Brittens Pools Ltd (In Action 3222) and Others: ChD 23 Apr 2010