Hewlett-Packard Belgium SPRL v Reprobel SCRL: ECJ 12 Nov 2015

Judgment – Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Exclusive reproduction right – Exceptions and limitations – Article 5(2)(a) and (b) – Reprography exception – Private copying exception – Requirement for consistent application of exceptions – Concept of ‘fair compensation’ – Recovery of remuneration as fair compensation for multifunction printers – Proportional remunerative payment – Lump-sum remunerative payment – Accumulation of lump-sum and proportional remunerative payments – Method of calculation – Recipients of fair compensation – Authors and publishers – Sheet music

C-572/13, [2015] EUECJ C-572/13, ECLI:EU:C:2015:750
Bailii

European, Intellectual Property

Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: scu.554653