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Padawan SL v Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) (C-467/08)
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Padawan SL v Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) (C-467/08)

Judgment of 21 Oct 2010law://eu/cjeu/2008/c-467-08/para_54@2026-11-11

54On the other hand, where the equipment at issue has been made available to natural persons for private purposes it is unnecessary to show that they have in fact made private copies with the help of that equipment and have therefore actually caused harm to the author of the protected work.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-467/08 · ECLI:EU:C:2010:620
Decided: 21 Oct 2010
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona (Spain)
Applicant: Padawan SL
Defendant: Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE)
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 5 judges
K. Lenaerts, D. Šváby, R. Silva de Lapuerta, E. Juhász, J. Malenovský
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008CJ0467

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Approximation of laws Copyright and related rights Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

History · 1 version

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