Order of the Court (Third Chamber), 17 January 2012

Infopaq International A/S v Danske Dagblades Forening

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret

Copyright — Information society — Directive 2001/29/EC — Article 5(1) and (5) — Literary and artistic works — Reproduction of short extracts of literary works — Newspaper articles — Temporary and transient reproductions — Technological process consisting in scanning of articles followed by conversion into text file, electronic processing of the reproduction and storage of part of that reproduction — Acts of temporary reproduction which form an integral and essential part of such a technological process — Purpose of those acts being the lawful use of a work or protected subject-matter — Independent economic significance of those acts

Case C‑302/10


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Order (OJ)
24/02/2012 Infopaq International
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2012:16
17/01/2012 Infopaq International
Order (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2012:16
17/01/2012 Infopaq International
Application (OJ)
14/08/2010 Infopaq International
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Højesteret – Interpretation of Articles 2 and 5(1) and (5) 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) – Company which has as its main activity the compilation of summaries of newspaper articles by means of scanning – Storage of an extract of an article consisting of a search word with the five words which precede it and the five words which follow it – Temporary acts of reproduction which constitute an integral and essential part of a technological process

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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
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
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
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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

Information not available


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 18/06/2010

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/01/2012


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 221 from 14.08.2010, p.31

Order: OJ C 73 from 10.03.2012, p.8

Name of the parties

Infopaq International

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Droits d'auteur et société de l'information, Europe 2012 Mai Comm. nº 3 p.25-26 (FR)
  2. Axhamn, Johan: CJUE, Ordonanţa din 17 ianuarie 2012, Cauza C-302/10, Infopaq International A/S împotriva Danske Dagblades Forening, Pandectele Romane: repertoriu trimestrial de jurisprudenta, doctrina si legislatie 2012 nº 2 p.173-178 (RO)
  3. Spoor, J.H.: AMI: Tijdschrift voor auteurs-, media & informatierecht 2012 p.79-80 (NL)
  4. Borrás, Alegría ; Pellisé, Cristina: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea - Propiedad intelectual - Auto de 17 de enero de 2012, Asunto C-302/10, de Infopaq International A/S c. Danske Dagblades Forening, Revista Jurídica de Catalunya 2012 nº 3 p.261-263 (ES)
  5. Walter, Michel M.: Einscannen und Digitalisieren von Zeitungsartikeln, MR-Int : Internationale Rundschau zum Medienrecht, IP- & IT-Recht 2013 p.66-68 (DE)
  6. Harkai, István: Az időleges többszörözési kivétel az Európai Unió Bíróságának joggyakorlatában. II. rész, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2019 6. szám p. 42-58 (HU)
  7. Harkai, István: Az időleges többszörözési kivétel az Európai Unió Bíróságának joggyakorlatában : II. rész, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2019 6. szám p. 42-58 (HU)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Højesteret - Denmark

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Copyright and related rights
  • Freedom of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services

Provisions of national law referred to

Lov om ophavsret, § 11a. stk. 1

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Trstenjak

Language(s) of the Case

  • Danish

Language(s) of the Opinion

    Information not available