| Author (Corporate) | European Court of Justice: Press and Information Division |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | No.28, 2016 (16.03.16) |
| Publication Date | 16/03/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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The European Court of Justice's Advocate General Maciej Szpunar issued an opinion on 16 March 2016 according to which the operator of a shop, hotel or bar who offers a Wi-Fi network free of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network. The opinion defended that, while an injunction could be issued against that operator in order to bring the infringement to an end, it is not possible to require termination or password protection of the Internet connection or the examination of all communications transmitted through it. |
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| Source Link | http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-03/cp160028en.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Internal Markets, Law |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Germany |
