In its judgment issued on 9 July in the case of Constantin Film Verleih (C-264/19), the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that, when a film is uploaded to an online video platform without the copyright owner's agreement, Directive 2004/48 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights does not require judicial authorities to order the operator of the video platform to provide the e-mail address, IP address or telephone number of the user who uploaded the film in question.
The...