Reports of Cases
2008 I-00271
Subject-matter
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Juzgado de lo Mercantil no 5, Madrid, Spain – Interpretation of Articles 15 (2) and 18 of Directive 2001/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ 2000 L 178, p. 1), Article 8 (1) and (2) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p.10) and Article 8 of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (OJ 2004 L 157, p. 45) – Treatment of data generated by communications made in the context of the supply of an information society service – Duty of operators of electronic communications networks and services, providers of telecommunications network access and providers of data storage services to retain and make available such data – Not where civil proceedings are concerned.
Systematic classification scheme
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A The Community legal order
A-01 Sources of Community law
A-01.02 General principles of law
A-01.02.01 Fundamental rights
A-01.02.01.00 General
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B-11.10 Enforcement of intellectual property rights
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-11 Approximation of laws
B-11.10 Enforcement of intellectual property rights
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-11 Approximation of laws
B-11.11 Information and communication technologies
B-11.11.02 Information society
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-25 International agreements
B-25.07 GATT and WTO
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234
: paragraphs 36, 38
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EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 6
-P1 : paragraph 69
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EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 6
-P2 : paragraph 69
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Decision 94/800
-A41 : paragraph 60
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Decision 94/800
-A41P1 : paragraph 3
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Decision 94/800
-A41P2 : paragraph 3
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Decision 94/800
-A42 : paragraphs 4, 60
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Decision 94/800
-A47 : paragraphs 5, 60
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Directive 95/46
: paragraphs 44, 66
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Directive 95/46
-A02 : paragraph 16
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Directive 95/46
-A02LA : paragraph 45
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Directive 95/46
-A02LB : paragraph 45
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Directive 95/46
-A03 : paragraph 17
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Directive 95/46
-A07 : paragraph 18
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Directive 95/46
-A08 : paragraph 19
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Directive 95/46
-A13 : paragraph 20
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Directive 95/46
-A13P1 : paragraphs 49, 53
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Directive 2000/31
: paragraphs 1, 41 - 42, 70
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Directive 2000/31
-A01 : paragraph 6
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Directive 2000/31
-A01P5LB : paragraph 57
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Directive 2000/31
-A12 : paragraph 44
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Directive 2000/31
-A15 : paragraph 7
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Directive 2000/31
-A15P2 : paragraphs 34, 59
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Directive 2000/31
-A18 : paragraphs 8, 34, 59
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A07 : paragraph 64
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A08 : paragraph 64
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A17 : paragraphs 41, 61
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A17P2 : paragraphs 1, 34
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A47 : paragraphs 1, 34, 41, 61
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Directive 2001/29
: paragraphs 1, 41 - 42, 70
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Directive 2001/29
-A01P1 : paragraph 9
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Directive 2001/29
-A08 : paragraph 10
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Directive 2001/29
-A08P1 : paragraphs 34, 59
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Directive 2001/29
-A08P2 : paragraphs 34, 59
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Directive 2001/29
-A09 : paragraphs 11, 57
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Directive 2002/58
: paragraphs 44 - 46, 54, 66, 70
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Directive 2002/58
-A01 : paragraph 21
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Directive 2002/58
-A02 : paragraph 22
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Directive 2002/58
-A02L1 : paragraph 45
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Directive 2002/58
-A03 : paragraph 23
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Directive 2002/58
-A05 : paragraphs 24, 50
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Directive 2002/58
-A05P1 : paragraphs 47, 52
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Directive 2002/58
-A06 : paragraph 25
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P1 : paragraph 47
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P2 : paragraphs 47, 48
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P3 : paragraphs 47, 48
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P5 : paragraphs 47, 48
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P6 : paragraph 48
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Directive 2002/58
-A15 : paragraph 26
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Directive 2002/58
-A15P1 : paragraphs 47, 49, 50, 53, 55, 69
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Directive 2002/58
-A19 : paragraph 27
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Directive 2002/58
-C2 : paragraph 64
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Directive 2004/48
: paragraphs 1, 41, 42, 70
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Directive 2004/48
-A01 : paragraph 12
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Directive 2004/48
-A02 : paragraph 13
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Directive 2004/48
-A03 : paragraph 14
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Directive 2004/48
-A08 : paragraph 15
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Directive 2004/48
-A08P1 : paragraph 58
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Directive 2004/48
-A08P3LE : paragraphs 57, 58
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -300/98
-N47 : paragraph 60
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N24 : paragraph 45
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N43 : paragraph 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N82 : paragraph 66
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N84 : paragraph 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N87 : paragraph 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -154/04
-N126 : paragraph 62
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -479/04
-N65 : paragraph 62
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/04
-N34 : paragraph 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -506/04
-N35 : paragraph 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -338/04
-N36 : paragraph 38
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05
-N16 : paragraph 36
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05
-N17 : paragraph 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -305/05
-N28 : paragraph 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -392/05
-N64 : paragraph 42
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -431/05
-N35 : paragraph 60
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -432/05
-N37 : paragraph 62
Operative part
Opinion
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 286
: point 22
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Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
-A23 : points 37, 82
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Decision 94/800
-A41 : point 48
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Decision 94/800
-A42 : point 48
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Decision 94/800
-A47 : point 48
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Directive 95/4
-A03P2T2 : point 57
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Directive 95/46
: points 15, 39, 43, 45 - 46, 49 - 50, 59
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Directive 95/46
-A02LA : point 61
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Directive 95/46
-A02LB : point 62
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Directive 95/46
-A06P1LB : points 78, 111
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Directive 95/46
-A13P1 : points 21, 80, 84 - 88
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Directive 95/46
-A13P1LG : points 84 - 86, 89
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Directive 95/46
-A29 : point 22
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Directive 97/66
: points 43, 87
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Directive 97/66
-A06P4 : point 76
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Directive 2000/31
: points 5, 125 - 126
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Directive 2000/31
-A15P2 : points 7, 36
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Directive 2000/31
-A18 : point 36
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Directive 2000/31
-A18P1 : point 8
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Directive 2000/31
-A1P5LB : points 6, 43
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A07 : point 51
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A08 : point 51
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A17P2 : point 36
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000)
-A47 : point 36
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Directive 2001/29
-A08 : points 9, 125 - 126
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Directive 2001/29
-A08P1 : points 36, 103, 118
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Directive 2001/29
-A08P2 : point 36
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Directive 2001/29
-A09 : points 10, 44
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Regulation 45/2001
: point 22
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Directive 2002/21
: point 59
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Directive 2002/21
-A02LC : point 60
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Directive 2002/58
: points 13, 23, 43, 46 - 47, 49 - 50, 58, 82, 125 - 126
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Directive 2002/58
-A01P1 : points 14, 46
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Directive 2002/58
-A01P2 : point 15
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Directive 2002/58
-A02 : point 59
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Directive 2002/58
-A02LB : points 16, 63
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Directive 2002/58
-A03P1 : point 59
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Directive 2002/58
-A05 : point 93
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Directive 2002/58
-A05P1 : point 64
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Directive 2002/58
-A06 : points 17, 67, 76, 78
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P1 : points 18, 65, 68, 76, 80
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P2 : points 65, 68 - 70, 76
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P3 : points 65, 68, 71, 76
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P5 : points 65, 68, 72, 76
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Directive 2002/58
-A06P6 : points 75 - 76, 79
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Directive 2002/58
-A15 : points 39, 67
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Directive 2002/58
-A15P1 : points 18, 25, 64 - 65, 80, 82 - 86, 88, 90, 94, 99 - 102, 104, 107, 109, 112, 122
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Directive 2002/58
-A19 : point 20
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Directive 2002/58
-C2 : point 46
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Directive 2002/58
-C11 : points 19, 100
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Directive 2002/58
-C29 : point 72
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Directive 2002/58
-A01 : point 21
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Directive 2004/48
: points 46, 48, 125 - 126
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Directive 2004/48
-A02P3 : points 12, 45
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Directive 2004/48
-A08 : points 11, 36, 47 - 48, 110
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Directive 2004/48
-A08P1 : point 47
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Directive 2004/48
-A08P2 : point 47
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Directive 2004/48
-A08P3LE : points 47, 110
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Directive 2004/48
-A16 : points 103, 118
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Directive 2004/48
-C9 : point 119
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Directive 2006/24
: points 23, 82, 122, 124, 126 - 127
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Directive 2006/24
-A01 : point 123
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Directive 2006/24
-A04 : points 26, 123
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Directive 2006/24
-A11 : point 25
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Directive 2006/24
-A15 : point 24
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Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 52005PC0438
: point 82
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/84
-N18 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/84
-N19 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/86
-N14 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -265/87
-N15 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -408/95
-N33 : point 82
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -200/96
-N21 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -200/96
-N21 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -200/96
-N26 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -54/99
-N17 : point 104
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -50/00
-N39 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
-N73 : point 51
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
-N74 : point 52
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
-N76 : point 53
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
-N77 : point 53
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
-N80 : point 54
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
-N83 : point 54
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N43 : point 101
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N46 : point 57
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N83 : points 56, 88
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01
-N87 : point 83
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/01
-N108 : point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -482/01
-N66 : point 104
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Court of Justice - Opinion C -350/02
-N71 : point 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/02
-N73 : point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/03
-N31 : point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -453/03
-N87 : point 55
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/04
-N14 : point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04
-N58 : point 101
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -317/04
-N58 : point 127
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05
-N17 : point 41
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -432/05
-N37 : point 55
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C2006/237/09
: point 82
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
29/01/2008
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 212 from 02.09.2006, p.19
Judgment: OJ C 64 from 08.03.2008, p.9
Name of the parties
Promusicae
Notes on Academic Writings
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- Daum, Felix: EuGH zur Auskunftspflicht von Internetserviceprovidern, Ecolex 2008 p.200 (DE)
- Bernard, Elsa: Droits d'auteurs et protection des droits fondamentaux, Europe 2008 Mars Comm. nº 98 p.25-26 (FR)
- Kahlert, Henning: Urheberrecht kontra Datenschutz: EuGH bremst Forderungen nach einem zivilrechtlichen Auskunftsanspruch gegen Internet-Provider über die Identität von Tauschbörsen-Benutzern, European Law Reporter 2008 p.78-82 (DE)
- Daleau, Jeanne: Droit d'auteur et protection des données à caractère personnel, Recueil Le Dalloz 2008 p.480-481 (FR)
- Zarka, Jean-Claude: Vie privée et propriété intellectuelle, Gazette du Palais 2008 nº 74-75 I Jur. p.21-22 (FR)
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- Blyhammar, Elisabeth ; Brandberg, Ulrika ; Knutson, Tom: EG-domstolen ger inga klara besked, Advokaten 2008 nº 2 p.6-7 (SV)
- Ekker, Anton: AMI: Tijdschrift voor auteurs-, media & informatierecht 2008 p.70-71 (NL)
- Szuskin, Laurent ; De Guillenschmidt, Maxime: L'arrêt "Promusicae" beaucoup de bruit pour rien?, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2008 nº 37 p.6-8 (FR)
- Derieux, Emmanuel: Le droit communautaire n'impose pas que les législations nationales prévoient l'obligation de communiquer des données à caractère personnel dans le cadre d'une procédure civile, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2008 II 10099 p.40-42 (FR)
- González Vaqué, Luis: El TJCE se pronuncia sobre la obligación de comunicar datos personales a fin de garantizar la protección de los derechos de autor en un procedimiento civil: la sentencia "Promusicae", Unión Europea Aranzadi 2008 nº 5 p.5-14 (ES)
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- Vezakidi, D.: Mi ypochreosi parochon ypiresion diadiktyou (ISP) gia apokalypsi prosopikon dedomenon christon pou antallassoun archeia pnevmatikis idioktisias sto diadiktyo, Armenopoulos 2008 p.1117-1120 (EL)
- Czychowski, Christian ; Nordemann, Jan Bernd: Vorratsdaten und Urheberrecht - Zulässige Nutzung gespeicherter Daten, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 2008 p.3095-3099 (DE)
- Tsigkos, K.: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2008 p.157-162 (EL)
- Dawes, Anthony: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Promusicae, Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2008 nº 2 p.375-378 (FR)
- Mourkou, P.: Evropaion Politeia 2008 p.512-518 (EL)
- Sandfeld Jakobsen, Søren: Internetudbyderes pligt til at udlevere personoplysninger - en kommentar til EF-Domstolens dom i Promusicae-sagen, Juristen 2008 p.305-312 (DA)
- Soto García, Mercedes: TJCE - Sentencia de 29.01.2008, Promusicae C-275/06 - Sociedad de la información, protección de datos personales, deber de divulgación de proveedores de servicios, protección de los derechos de autor, Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo 2008 nº 31 p.867-883 (ES)
- Mantelero, Alessandro: L'"ingegneria interpretativa" della Corte di giustizia delle comunità europee in soccorso della tutela on-line del diritto d'autore, Giurisprudenza italiana 2008 p.1422-1425 (IT)
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- Hugenholtz, P.B.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 551 (NL)
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- Godeanu, Teodor Narcis: Întreprinderi stabilite într-un stat membru al Uniunii Europene. Muncitori detaşați, în cadrul unei prestǎri de servicii transnaționale. Libertatea de prestare a serviciilor pe teritoriul Uniunii Europene. Egalitate de tratament salarial, Dreptul 2009 nº 8 p.242-249 (RO)
- Ortega Díaz, Juan Francisco: El acceso a fonogramas a través de programas de intercambio de archivos y la protección de derechos de autor y de protección de datos. Comentario a la sentencia del TJCE de 29 de enero de 2008, Pormusicae c. Telefonica, C-275/06, Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2009, nº 18, p. 1-12 (ES)
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- Simková, Gabriela: Rozsudok "Promusicae", Výber z rozhodnutí Súdneho dvora Európskych spoločenstiev 2012 p.32-34 (SK)
- Dewispelaere, Jeroen: On the fair balance between the right to privacy in the electronic communications sector and the effective protection of copyright in the context of civil proceedings, LANDMARK IP DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE 2008-2013 (Ed. Larcier - Brussels) 2014 p.1-7 (EN)
- Becker, Ansgar ; Germayer, Niklas: Spannungsverhältnis zwischen einer Auskunftspflicht beim Verkauf markenrechtsverletzender Produkte im E-Commerce und dem Bankgeheimnis, Computer Law Review International | Computer und Recht 2014 p.278-280 (DE)
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Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Juzgado de lo Mercantil nº 5 de Madrid - Spain
Subject-matter
- Free movement of goods
- Data protection
Provisions of national law referred to
Ley 34/2002, de 11 de julio, de servicios de la sociedad de la información y de comercio electrónico, de 11/07/2002, de Servicios de la Sociedad de la Información y de Comercio Electrónico, art. 12
Provisions of international law referred to
Information not available
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
grande chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Malenovský
Advocate General
Kokott
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion