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Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Organismos prognostikon agonon podosfairou AE (OPAP) (C-444/02)
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The term database as defined in Articl…
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Fixtures Marketing Ltd v Organismos prognostikon agonon podosfairou AE (OPAP) (C-444/02)

Judgment of 9 Nov 2004law://eu/cjeu/2002/c-444-02/para_27@2026-11-11

27Against the background of a wide interpretation various aspects of the directive demonstrate that the term database within the meaning thereof is more specifically defined in terms of its function.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-444/02 · ECLI:EU:C:2004:697
Decided: 9 Nov 2004
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Monomeles Protodikio Athinon (Greece)
Applicant: Fixtures Marketing Ltd
Defendant: Organismos prognostikon agonon Podosfairou AE (OPAP)
Rapporteur: K. Lenaerts
Advocate General: C. Stix-Hackl
Bench: 8 judges
P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas, K. Lenaerts, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Language: Greek
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62002CJ0444

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services System of property ownership

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Interprets 1: Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases
Cited by 6: SIA “CV-Online Latvia” v SIA “Melons” (C-762/19); Freistaat Bayern v Verlag Esterbauer GmbH (C-490/14)3 provisions; Ryanair Ltd v PR Aviation BV (C-30/14); Football Dataco Ltd and Others v Yahoo! UK Ltd and Others (C-604/10)6 provisions; Julien Dufour v European Central Bank (T-436/09)2 provisions; Apis-Hristovich EOOD v Lakorda AD (C-545/07)
Cites 2: Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases; Albany International BV v Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds Textielindustrie (C-67/96)