Court of Justice of the European Union · Judgment

C-174/15Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht

Decided: 2016-11-10
ECLI: ECLI:EU:C:2016:856
CELEX: 62015CJ0174
Finality: Final, the decision cannot be appealed

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Reference for a preliminary ruling — Copyright and related rights — Rental right and lending right in respect of copyright works — Directive 2006/115/EC — Article 1(1) — Lending of copies of works — Article 2(1) — Lending of objects — Lending of a digital copy of a book — Public libraries.

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