Reports of Cases
2011 I-11959
Subject-matter
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Cour d’appel de Bruxelles – Interpretation of Directives 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), 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (OJ 2004 L 157, p. 45), 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ 1995 L 281, p. 31), 2000/31/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 (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (OJ 2000 L 178, p. 1), 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (‘Directive on privacy and electronic communications’) (OJ 2002 L 201, p. 37) – Processing of data passing through the Internet – Introduction by operators of a system for filtering electronic communications, in abstracto and as a preventive measure in order to identify users allegedly using files damaging copyright or related rights – Application of its own motion by the national court of the principle of proportionality – European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – Right to respect for privacy – Right to freedom of expression
Systematic classification scheme
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1 The legal order of the European Union
1.04 Fundamental rights
1.04.03 The fundamental rights
1.04.03.08 Protection of personal data
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1 The legal order of the European Union
1.04 Fundamental rights
1.04.03 The fundamental rights
1.04.03.11 Freedom of expression and information
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.11 Approximation of laws
4.11.09 Harmonised intellectual property rights
4.11.09.03 Copyright and related rights
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4.11.10 Enforcement of intellectual property rights
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.11 Approximation of laws
4.11.10 Enforcement of intellectual property rights
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.11 Approximation of laws
4.11.11 Information and communication technologies
4.11.11.02 Information society
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
Operative part
Opinion
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 7
: points 31, 34, 69, 71, 73, 81, 108, 115
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 8
: points 31, 34, 69, 71, 73, 81, 82, 108, 115
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 11
: points 31, 34, 69, 71, 85, 86, 108, 115
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 17
: points :, 71, 90
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52
: points 31 - 34, 36, 37, 41, 42, 69, 72, 86, 89, 92, 93, 113, 115
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52
-P7 : points 31, 33
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TFEU, Article 2
: point 67
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TEU, Article 6
: points :, 29, 83
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Directive 95/46
: points 69, 70, 73, 115
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Directive 95/46
-C1 : point 70
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Directive 95/46
-C2 : point 70
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Directive 95/46
-C10 : points 70, 73
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Directive 95/46
-C27 : point 70
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Directive 97/66
-A05 : point 83
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Directive 2000/31
: points :, 69, 115
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Directive 2000/31
-A15 : points :, 105, 112
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Directive 2000/31
-A15P1 : points 70, 105
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Directive 2000/31
-A121 : point 105
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Directive 2000/31
-C9 : point 70
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Directive 2000/31
-C15 : point 83
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Directive 2001/29
: points :, 69, 89, 90, 111, 115
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Directive 2001/29
-A08P3 : point 70
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Directive 2001/29
-C3 : point 90
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Directive 2001/29
-C4 : point 90
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Directive 2002/22
: point 105
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Directive 2002/58
: points :, 69, 70, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83, 105, 115
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Directive 2002/58
-A01P1 : point 73
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Directive 2002/58
-A05 : points :, 81, 83
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Directive 2002/58
-A15 : points :, 83
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Directive 2002/58
-A15P1 : point 80
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Directive 2002/58
-C1 : point 73
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Directive 2002/58
-C2 : point 73
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Directive 2002/58
-C3 : point 70
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Directive 2002/58
-C7 : point 73
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Directive 2002/58
-C10 : point 73
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Directive 2002/58
-C11 : points 70, 73
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Directive 2002/58
-C24 : points 70, 73
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Directive 2004/48
: points :, 69, 89, 90, 111, 115
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Directive 2004/48
-A08 : point 75
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Directive 2004/48
-A09P1LA : point 70
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Directive 2004/48
-C1 : point 90
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Directive 2004/48
-C10 : point 90
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Directive 2006/24
: points 75, 77, 80
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Directive 2006/24
-A04 : points 70, 80
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Directive 2006/24
-A11 : point 80
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Directive 2006/24
-C9 : point 70
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Directive 2006/24
-C24 : point 70
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Regulation 2004/2006
: point 105
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Directive 2009/136
-C30 : point 105
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Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 52000DC0890
: point 73
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Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 52003DC0702
: point 1
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Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 52008DC0465
: point 1
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Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 52010DC0779
: point 1
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -55/80
: point 91
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -169/80
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -143/83
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -294/83
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -158/86
: point 91
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -257/86
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -46/87
: point 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/87
: point 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/87
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -325/91
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/92
: point 91
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -143/93
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -338/95
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -354/95
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -368/95
: point 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -177/96
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/00
: point 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -465/00
: point 73
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -78/01
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/03
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/04
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -479/04
: point 90
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -508/04
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/05
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/06
: points 4, 75
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -73/07
: point 73
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -370/07
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -550/07
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Order C -557/07
: point 75
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -226/08
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -340/08
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/08
: point 37
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -50/09
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -57/09
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -77/09
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -92/09
: points 30, 37, 73
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -145/09
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -208/09
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -225/09
: point 67
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -236/09
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -243/09
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -279/09
: points 30, 33
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -444/09
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -339/10
: point 30
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/10
: point 61
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -400/10
: point 31
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -461/10
: point 75
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -491/10
: point 30
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
24/11/2011
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 113 from 01.05.2010, p.20
Judgment: OJ C 25 from 28.01.2012, p.6
Name of the parties
Scarlet Extended
Notes on Academic Writings
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- Heidinger, Roman: Die zivilrechtliche Inanspruchnahme von Access-Providern auf Sperre urheberrechtsverletzender Webseiten, Österreichische Blätter für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2011 p.153-163 (DE)
- Manara, Cédric: Fournisseur d'accès : mise en place d'un système de filtrage, Recueil Le Dalloz 2011 p.2925 (FR)
- Costes, Lionel: Affaire Sabam : l'analyse de la CJUE, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2011 nº 77 p.31-33 (FR)
- Dolhar, Žiga: Filtriranje avtorskih vsebin, Pravna praksa 2011 nº 47 p.25-26 (SL)
- Papapanagiotou, Archontoula: Dikaio Meson Enimerosis & Epikoinonias 2011 p.573-577 (EL)
- Benko, Radoslav: Výber z rozhodnutí Súdneho dvora Európskych spoločenstiev 2011 nº 6 p.62-65 (SK)
- Idot, Laurence: Internet, piratage et obligations de filtrer les communications électroniques, Europe 2012 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.44 (FR)
- Roth, Hans-Peter: Überwachungs- und Prüfungspflicht von Providern im Lichte der aktuellen EuGH-Rechtsprechung, Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht 2012 p.125-128 (DE)
- Manara, Cédric: Le droit du commerce électronique après l'arrêt Scarlet, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2012 nº 78 p.67-70 (FR)
- Troianiello, Antonino: La CJUE s'oppose au filtrage généralisé de l'internet, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2012 nº 78 p.71-75 (FR)
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- Rizzuto, Francesco: Injunctions against Intermediate Online Service Providers, Computer and Telecommunications Law Review 2012 p.69-73 (EN)
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Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Cour d'appel de Bruxelles - Belgium
Subject-matter
- Freedom of establishment
- Freedom to provide services
- Approximation of laws
- Consumer protection
- Fundamental rights
- Data protection
Provisions of national law referred to
Libellé à effacer, art. 87, § 1er
Provisions of international law referred to
Convention européenne de sauvegarde des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés fondamentales (04/11/1950), art. 5, 6 et 53
Procedure and result
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
Formation of the Court
troisième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Malenovský
Advocate General
Cruz Villalón
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion