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UPC Telekabel Wien GmbH v Constantin Film Verleih GmbH and Wega Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH (C-314/12)
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The third question
49

UPC Telekabel Wien GmbH v Constantin Film Verleih GmbH and Wega Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH (C-314/12)

Judgment of 27 Mar 2014law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-314-12/para_49@2026-11-10

49The freedom to conduct a business includes, inter alia, the right for any business to be able to freely use, within the limits of its liability for its own acts, the economic, technical and financial resources available to it.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-314/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2014:192
Decided: 27 Mar 2014
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria)
Applicant: UPC Telekabel Wien GmbH
Defendants: Constantin Film Verleih GmbH; Wega Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: P. Cruz Villalón
Bench: 5 judges
L. Bay Larsen, K. Lenaerts, M. Safjan, J. Malenovský, A. Prechal
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0314

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Approximation of laws Copyright and related rights

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