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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Hoge Raad der Nederlanden – Netherlands – Interpretation of Article 5(2) 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) and of Article 14 of Directive 2004/48/CE 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) – Reproduction right – Exceptions and limitations – Enforcement of intellectual property rights – Legal costs – Scope

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Directive 2001/29 : paragraphs 1, 59
• Directive 2001/29 -A01 : paragraphs 1, 7, 60
• Directive 2001/29 -A02 : paragraphs 1, 4, 21
• Directive 2001/29 -A05 : paragraphs 1, 5, 33, 34
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P2 : paragraphs 1, 5, 19 - 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 42, 43, 46, 47, 56, 58, 63
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P5 : paragraphs 1, 5, 19, 20, 24 - 26, 39, 42, 58
• Directive 2001/29 -A06 : paragraphs 1, 6, 42, 46
• Directive 2001/29 -C22 : paragraphs 1, 3, 36
• Directive 2001/29 -C31 : paragraphs 1, 3, 53
• Directive 2001/29 -C32 : paragraphs 1, 3, 33
• Directive 2001/29 -C44 : paragraphs 1, 3, 27
• Directive 2004/48 : paragraphs 1, 59, 61, 64, 65
• Directive 2004/48 -A01 : paragraphs 1, 7, 60
• Directive 2004/48 -A02P1 : paragraphs 1, 8, 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/08 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/08 : paragraphs 49 - 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -462/09 : paragraphs 51, 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/11 : paragraphs 61, 62
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -457/11 : paragraphs 43, 44

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 2001/29 -A05P2LB
• Interprets : Directive 2001/29 -A05P5
• Interprets : Directive 2004/48

Opinion

• Directive 91/250 : point 69
  
• Directive 92/100 -A10P3 : point 46
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31992Y0528(01) -PT1 : point 5
  
• Decision 94/800 : point 6
  
• Directive 96/9 : point 69
  
• Directive 96/9 -A06 : point 69
  
• Directive 96/9 -C49 : point 69
  
• Directive 96/9 -C51 : point 69
  
• Decision 2000/278 : point 6
  
• Directive 2001/29 : points 1, 3, 26, 60 - 64, 71
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A02 : points 38, 53, 57, 61
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03 : point 76
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03P1 : point 57
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A04 : point 76
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05 : points 28, 29, 50, 51, 57, 61, 78, 79, 84, 92
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P1 : point 46
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P2 : points 19, 46
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P2LB : points 1, 7, 19, 23 - 25, 37, 39, 45 - 54, 62, 71, 90
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P2LD : point 57
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3 : point 46
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LD : point 66
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LE : point 67
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P4 : point 46
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P5 : points 7, 19, 23, 25, 37, 45 - 55, 64, 72, 83
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A06P4 : point 68
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A06P4L1 : point 68
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A06P4L2 : point 48
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C15 : point 60
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C21 : points 7, 58, 61
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C22 : point 7
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C32 : points 7, 41, 61, 82
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C35 : point 62
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C38 : points 7, 52, 61, 62
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C39 : points 7, 61
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C44 : points 7, 47
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C52 : points 7, 48
  
• Directive 2004/48 : points 7, 85 - 91
  
• Directive 2004/48 -A02P1 : point 88
  
• Directive 2004/48 -A14 : points 7, 30, 85 - 92
  
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 51997PC0628 : point 47
  
• Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 51999PC0250 : point 47
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -283/81 : point 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/82 : point 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -327/82 : point 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -341/95 : point 59
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -287/98 : point 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -13/00 : point 5
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -245/00 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -479/04 : point 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -306/05 : points 57, 59
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/06 : point 78
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -456/06 : point 59
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -467/08 : points 3, 74
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/08 : points 57 - 59, 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -403/08 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/08 : points 1, 41, 43, 57, 58
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -462/09 : point 74
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -406/09 : points 88, 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -462/09 : points 1, 42, 46, 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/10 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -277/10 : points 1, 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -283/10 : points 57, 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -510/10 : points 1, 57, 58, 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -128/11 : point 59
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/11 : points 88, 90
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -457/11 : point 1
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -476/11 : point 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -546/11 : point 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -583/11 : point 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -314/12 : point 2
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -370/12 : point 58
  
• 62012CN0463 : point 2
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 26/09/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 09/01/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

10/04/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 175 from 10.06.2014, p.7

Application: OJ C 399 from 22.12.2012, p.10

Name of the parties

ACI Adam and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Tonninger, Bernhard ; Albrecht, Markus: Die Vergütungspflicht für Computer-Festplatten im Lichte der jüngsten Judikatur, Ecolex 2014 p.541-543 (DE)
2. Müller, Carl Christian ; Rößner, Sören: Urheberrecht: Keine Anwendung der Privatkopieausnahme bei Anfertigung auf Grundlage unrechtmäßiger Quellen, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.504-505 (DE)
3. Lauber-Rönsberg, Anne: Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht 2014 p.578-580 (DE)
4. Walter, Michel M.: Problematik der unrechtmäßigen Quelle (Vorlage), MR-Int : Internationale Rundschau zum Medienrecht, IP- & IT-Recht 2014 p.46-48 (DE)
5. Zemann, Adolf: Keine Privatkopien von unrechtmäßigen Vorlagen, Ecolex 2014 p.727 (DE)
6. Shahid, M.: Downloadverbod; einde illegaal downloadgenot? - Het arrest ACI Adam BV e.a. inzake de thuiskopievergoeding, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2014 p.211-215 (NL)
7. Frolova, Kateryna: Auteurswhat? Dutch Copyright Law not Tolerated by the CJEU: ACI Adam BV and Others v Stichting de Thuiskopie and Stichting Onderhandelingen Thuiskopie vergoeding (C-435/12), European Intellectual Property Review 2014 p.738-743 (EN)
8. Rosati, Eleonora: Copyright: Private copying exception may only apply to reproductions from licensed sources, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2014 p.710-711 (EN)
9. Anemaet, L.: Intellectuele eigendom, Tijdschrift voor consumentenrecht en handelspraktijken 2014 p.308-311 (NL)
10. Simon, Denys: Droits d'auteurs et droits voisins, Europe 2014 Juin nº 6 p.37-38 (FR)
11. Mezei, Péter ; Hajdú, Nóra: Az Európai Unió Bíróságának ACI Adam döntése a jogellenes forrásból történő másolatkészítés után fizetendő jogdíjak egyes kérdéseiről, Európai jog 2014 5. szám p.33-47 (HU)
12. Leistner, Matthias: Die deutsche Privatkopieausnahme nach den ACI Adam- und Copydan Båndkopi-Urteilen des EuGH, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht INT 2015 p.681-686 (DE)
13. Hildebrand, Angela: Die Bedeutung der EuGH-Urteile »ACI Adam« und »GS Media« für die deutsche Privatkopieschranke, Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht 2017 p.16-23 (DE)
14. Ferge, Zsigmond: Kiterjed-e a haszonkölcsönzés 2006/115 irányelv értelmében vett fogalma - a nyomtatott művek haszonkölcsönzésének jellemzőihez hasonló feltételek mellett - valamely könyv digitális formájú többszörözött példányának a haszonkölcsönzésre?, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2017 4. szám p.31-73 (HU)
15. Pollaud-Dulian, Frédéric: Propriété littéraire et artistique, Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial et de droit économique 2018 n° 1 p.100-107 (FR)
16. Mouron, Philippe: Les services d'enregistrement numérique, entre le droit de communication au public et l'exception de copie privée, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2018 nº 148 p.9-13 (FR)
17. Berendschot, Huib ; Janssens, Karel: On the question of whether the private copying exception may only be applied to reproductions made from lawful sources and whether the private copying levy may be calculated and charged only by reference to reproductions made from lawful sources, Landmark IP Decisions of the European Court of Justice (2014-2018) (Larcier) 2019 p. 33-39 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - Netherlands

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  
• - Copyright and related rights
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Auteurswet, art. 1 en 16c, leden 1 en 2

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French