The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the supply to the public by downloading, for permanent use, of a ‘second-hand’ e-book falls within the right of “communication to the public” subject to the author's authorisation (Case C-263/18), in a judgment delivered on Thursday 19 December.
Nederlands Uitgeversverbond (NUV) and Groep Algemene Uitgevers (GAU), two associations defending the interests of Dutch publishers, brought an action before the Court in The...