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Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling – Hof van beroep te Brussel – Interpretation of Articles (2)(a) and 5(3)(k) 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 Articles 11, 13 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (OJ 2000 C 364, p. 1) – Reproduction right – Exceptions and limitations – Interpretation of the concept of ‘parody’ – Independent concept of European Union law

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 21 -P1 : paragraph 30
• Directive 2000/43 : paragraph 30
• Directive 2001/29 -A02 : paragraphs 22, 26, 27, 31, 34
• Directive 2001/29 -A03 : paragraphs 22, 26, 27, 31, 34
• Directive 2001/29 -A05 : paragraph 26
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LK : paragraphs 1, 5, 16 - 28, 32 - 35
• Directive 2001/29 -C3 : paragraph 3
• Directive 2001/29 -C31 : paragraphs 4, 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -403/08 : paragraph 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/08 : paragraphs 14, 15, 16, 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -145/10 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -285/12 : paragraph 19
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -435/12 : paragraphs 16, 22
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -201/13 : paragraph 20

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 2001/29 -A02
• Interprets : Directive 2001/29 -A03
• Interprets : Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LK

Opinion

• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007) : points 1, 79, 88
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 1 : points 23, 73, 82
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 11 -P1 : points 23, 73, 80
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 13 : points 23, 73
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 17 : points 23, 73
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 21 : point 82
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 21 -P1 : points 23, 73
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 22 : points 23, 73
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 : point 74
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A23 : points 1, 23, 73
  
• TEU, Article 6 -P3 : point 77
  
• Directive 2001/29 : points 27, 75
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A02 : points 5, 26
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03 : point 6
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03P1 : point 26
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A04 : point 6
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05 : points 7, 43
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P2LB : point 37
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3 : point 26
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LE : point 44
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LK : points 1, 25, 26, 35, 37, 43, 89
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P5 : points 29, 42
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C3 : points 4, 75, 79
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C19 : points 4, 28
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C31 : points 4, 79
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C32 : point 36
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32008F0913 : point 83
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A61 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/69 : point 77
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -11/70 : point 77
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -4/73 : point 77
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -218/82 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -327/82 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -201/85 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -368/95 : point 82
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/99 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -245/00 : points 35, 38
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -340/00 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/01 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -36/02 : point 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -433/02 : point 38
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -499/04 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -438/05 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -305/05 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -275/06 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -523/07 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/08 : point 43
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -403/08 : points 43, 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/08 : points 35, 37
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -282/10 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -145/10 : points 38, 43, 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -277/10 : point 43
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -302/10 : point 43
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/10 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/11 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/11 : point 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -426/11 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/12 : point 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -579/12 : point 79
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 17/04/2013

Date of the Opinion

• 22/05/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

03/09/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 16 from 19.01.2015, p.3

Application: OJ C 189 from 29.06.2013, p.6

Name of the parties

Deckmyn and Vrijheidsfonds

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Slopek, David E. F.: Begriff und Grenzen der Parodiefreiheit, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht PRAX 2014 p.442 (DE)
2. Unseld, Christopher: Urheberrecht: Werknutzung für Parodie – Vermittlung diskriminierender Aussagen, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.914-915 (DE)
3. Handig, Christian: Zur Parodie im Urheberrecht, Österreichische Blätter für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2014 p.285-286 (DE)
4. Schumacher, Christian: EuGH zur urheberrechtlichen Zulässigkeit der Parodie, Ecolex 2014 p.983-984 (DE)
5. Gommers, Carina: Copyright: The autonomous concept of parody and conflicting fundamental rights: a balancing act , Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2014 p.968-970 (EN)
6. Tricod-Chamard, Isabelle: La parodie d'une œuvre selon la CJUE, Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2014 nº 3 p.3-5 (FR)
7. Costes, Lionel: Définition par la CJUE de l'exception de parodie, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2014 nº 108 p.20-21 (FR)
8. Castets-Renard, Céline: Peut-on rire de tout ? La parodie, nouvelle notion autonome du droit d'auteur, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2014 nº 108 p.29-32 (FR)
9. Mouron, Philippe: L'exception de parodie du droit d'auteur devant la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2014 nº 109 p.8-16 (FR)
10. Skubic, Zoran: Parodija v pravu EU, Pravna praksa 2014 nº 36 p.24-25 (SL)
11. Zolynski, Célia: CJUE, 3 septembre 2014, Johan Deckmyn et Vrijheidsfonds VZW c/ Helena Vandersteen et autres, aff. C-201/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2132, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.668-670 (FR)
12. Simon, Denys: Droits d'auteurs et droits voisins, Europe 2014 Novembre nº 11 p.46 (FR)
13. Rosati, Eleonora: CJEU rules on notion of parody (but it will not be funny for national courts), Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht INT 2015 p.102-103 (EN)
14. Arrowsmith, Sophie: What is a Parody? Deckmyn v Vandersteen (C-201/13), European Intellectual Property Review 2015 p.55-59 (EN)
15. Geiger, Christophe ; Griffiths, Jonathan ; Senftleben, Martin ; Bently, Lionel ; Xalabarder, Raquel : Limitations and Exceptions as Key Elements of the Legal Framework for Copyright in the European Union – Opinion of the European Copyright Society on the Judgment of the CJEU in Case EUGH Aktenzeichen C-201/13 Deckmyn, International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law 2015 Vol.46 p.93-101 (EN)
16. Von Becker, Bernhard: Die entstellende Parodie - Das EuGH-Urteil „Vrijheidsfonds/Vandersteen“ und die Folgen für das deutsche Recht, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2015 p.336-339 (DE)
17. Haedicke, Maximilian: Beschränkung der Parodiefreiheit durch europäisches Urheberrecht? , Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht INT 2015 p.664-670 (DE)
18. Rosati, Eleonora: Copyright: CJEU rules on notion of parody (but it will not be funny for national courts) , Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2015 p.80-82 (EN)
19. Boggio, Luca: L'opera parodistica tra proprietà intellettuale e diritti della personalità, Giurisprudenza italiana 2015 p.1137-1147 (IT)
20. Vathrakokilis, Antonis: Ennoia parodias sto dikaio tis EE, Elliniki Dikaiosyni 2015 p.1580-1583 (EL)
21. Lauber-Rönsberg, Anne: Parodien urheberrechtlich geschützter Werke, Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht 2015 p.658-666 (DE)
22. Sandfeld Jakobsen, Søren: Brug af parodier i ophavsretlig henseende: Rækkevidden af EU-Domstolens dom i Deckmyn vs Vandersteen, Nordiskt immateriellt rättsskydd 2015 n° 4 p.421-435 (DA)
23. Rosati, Eleonora: Just a laughing matter? Why the decision in Deckmyn is broader than parody. Case C-201/13, Johan Deckmyn and Another v. Helena Vandersteen and Others, Judgment of the Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) of 3 September 2014, EU:C:2014:2132, Common Market Law Review 2015, Volume 52, Issue 2, p. 511-530 (EN)
24. Zolynski, Célia: XVI. Propriété intellectuelle - Cour de justice, gde ch., 3 septembre 2014, Johan Deckmyn et Vrijheidsfonds VZW c/ Helena Vandersteen et autres, aff. C‑201/13, ECLI:EU:C:2014:2132, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 668-670 (FR)
25. Banterle, Francesco: L'umorismo è il miglior strumento di difesa : la nozione comunitaria di parodia per la Corte di Giustizia, Rivista di diritto industriale 2016 II p.75-90 (IT)
26. Hugenholtz, P.B.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2016 Afl.37 p.4664-4667 (NL)
27. Specht, Louisa ; Koppermann, Ilona: Vom Verhältnis der §§ 14 und 24 UrhG nach dem »Deckmyn«-Urteil des EuGH, Zeitschrift für Urheber- und Medienrecht 2016 p.19-24 (DE)
28. Ujhelyi, Dávid: Érte a viccet, csak nem szeretem, avagy van-e szükség paródiakivételre a magyar szerzői jogban?, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2017 3. szám p.45-95 (HU)
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30. Simon, Denys: Exonération de la TVA, Europe 2017 décembre nº 12 p.29 (FR)
31. Berendschot, Huib ; Janssens, Karel: On the concept of ‘parody’ as one of the exceptions to the exclusive rights of copyright and related rights holders, Landmark IP Decisions of the European Court of Justice (2014-2018) (Larcier) 2019 p. 58-65 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Hof van beroep te Brussel - Belgium

Subject-matter

• Freedom of establishment
  
• Freedom to provide services
  
• Approximation of laws
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  
• - PROP.DAVD
  
• Fundamental rights
  
• - Charter of Fundamental Rights
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Libellé à effacer, art. 1 et 22, par. 1, al. 6

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

Prechal

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Spanish