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Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige AB (C-466/12)
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26

Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige AB (C-466/12)

Judgment of 13 Feb 2014law://eu/cjeu/2012/c-466-12/para_26@2026-11-10

26The public targeted by the initial communication consisted of all potential visitors to the site concerned, since, given that access to the works on that site was not subject to any restrictive measures, all Internet users could therefore have free access to them.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-466/12 · ECLI:EU:C:2014:76
Decided: 13 Feb 2014
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Svea hovrätt (Sweden)
Applicants: Nils Svensson; Sten Sjögren; Madelaine Sahlman; Pia Gadd
Defendant: Retriever Sverige AB
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
L. Bay Larsen, M. Safjan, J. Malenovský, A. Prechal, S. Rodin
Language: Swedish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62012CJ0466

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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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Connections

Interprets 1: Directive 2001/29/EC2 provisions
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Cites 7: Directive 2001/29/EC; Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) v Rafael Hoteles SA (C-306/05); 2000/278/EC: Council Decision of 16 March 2000 on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty; Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others and Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd (C-403/08, C-429/08); ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TVCatchUp Ltd (C-607/11); Martin Luksan v Petrus van der Let (C-277/10); Organismos Sillogikis Diacheirisis Dimiourgon Theatrikon kai Optikoakoustikon Ergon v Divani Akropolis Anonimi Xenodocheiaki kai Touristiki Etaireai (C-136/09)