Luxembourg, 03/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - In a long-awaited judgement, the Court of Justice defined three conditions to be met by an undertaking whereby any refusal on the part of that company to grant a licence for a brick structure protected by copyright may be judged abusive use of a dominant position, judged illegal under European law.
The Fifth Chamber of the Court, composed of Judges Jann, Timmermans and von Bahr, specified these conditions at the request of the Landgericht Frankfurt...