The Business Law Reports
[2021] Bus LR 1196
Court of Justice of the European Union
Peterson v Google LLC and others
Elsevier Inc
v
Cyando AG
EU:C:2021:503
(Joined Cases C-682/18 and C-683/18)
2019 Nov 26; 2020 July 16; 2021 June 22
President K Lenaerts, Vice President R Silva de Lapuerta, Presidents of Chambers J-C Bonichot, M Vilaras, E Regan, M Ilešič, Judges E Juhász, M Safjan, D Šváby, S Rodin, F Biltgen, K Jürimäe, M C Lycourgos Advocate General H Saugmandsgaard Øe
Copyright— Authors’ rights— Reproduction and communication— Defendants’ operating platforms allowing users to make videos or files publicly available— Users making copyright-protected material available without copyright holders’ consent— Whether defendants themselves carrying out “act of communication” and therefore directly liable for infringement of copyright— Factors to be taken into account—
Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29/EC, art 3(1)
European Union— Information society— Service provider’s liability— Defendants’ operating platforms allowing users to make videos or files publicly available— Users making copyright-protected material available without copyright holders’ consent— Whether defendants within scope of provision exempting providers of information society service from liability—
Parliament and Council Directive 2000/31/EC, art 14(1)