European UnionVG Media Gesellschaft zur Verwertung der Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte von Medienunternehmen mbH v Google LLC
Case C-299/17, judgment of 12 September 2019
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Decided 12 September 2019 by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
A press publishers' right rule binding public and private bodies.
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The CJEU (Fourth Chamber) ruled that Germany's Leistungsschutzrecht (sections 87f-87h UrhG) constituted a 'technical regulation' within the meaning of Directive 98/34/EC requiring prior notification to the European Commission; because Germany had not notified the draft law, the provision was inapplicable and unenforceable against individuals with retroactive effect.
The ruling nullified the German ancillary copyright for press publishers from its 2013 entry into force and reinforced momentum for the harmonised EU-level approach that became Digital Single Market (DSM) Art. 15.
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Publisher right
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