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Catch Me if You Can: CJEU Safeguards the Privacy of Online Copyright Infringers in Landmark Decision Constantin Film Verleih v YouTube

2020; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.3679160

1556-5068

Giulia Priora,

Intellectual Property Rights and Media

In Case C-264/19, the CJEU provides clarification on the interpretation of Art.8 Directive 2004/48/EC, thus on the right of the copyright holder’s right to acquire information about the origin and distribution networks of acts infringing his/her exclusive rights. By introducing the EU autonomous concept of “address”, the Court excludes the possibility of disclosing phone numbers, email and IP addresses of infringing users, unless explicitly allowed by national law.