Anticipating Svensson: The Concept of ‘Communication to the Public’ in Light of the Recent Case-Law

7 Pages Posted: 15 Mar 2013

Date Written: March 14, 2013

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the concept of communication to the public through previous case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU, to elaborate on its development, to assess its definition and to provide a standing the CJEU may take in a preliminary reference in case C-466/12 Svensson which is dealing with a (decade old) question whether linking to a copyright-protected content constitutes a communication to the public.

Keywords: intellectual property law, copyright, communication to the public, infosoc directive

Suggested Citation

Vivoda, Juraj, Anticipating Svensson: The Concept of ‘Communication to the Public’ in Light of the Recent Case-Law (March 14, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2233643 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2233643

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