A simple military report is not eligible for protection under copyright, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said in conclusions returned on Thursday 25 October (case C-469/17).
Every week, the German authorities draft a military situation report on the actions of the Bundeswehr abroad. These reports, known as 'Unterrichtung des Parlaments' (UdP), are categorised at the lowest level of confidentiality and are sent to certain members of the Bundestag and units of the Federal Ministry of Defence.