Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-174/15 Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht

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Series Details No.64,2016 (16.06.16)
Publication Date 16/06/2016
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In the view of Advocate General Szpunar, issued on the 16 June 2016, the lending of electronic books is comparable to the lending of traditional books. It follows that the general regime of the lending right, which provides in particular for fair remuneration for authors under the public lending exception, is applicable.

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