On Thursday 10 November, the European Court of Justice concluded in case C-174/15 relating to public libraries that the lending of an electronic book (e-book) may, under certain conditions, be treated in the same way as the lending of a traditional book.
As Advocate General Maciej Szpunar had argued last June (see EUROPE 11574), the Court also finally held that it was necessary to have a dynamic interpretation of the 2006 directive on rental and lending rights that adapts to the developing...