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Stichting Brein v Ziggo BV and XS4All Internet BV (C-610/15)
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Consideration of the questions referred
The first question
27

Stichting Brein v Ziggo BV and XS4All Internet BV (C-610/15)

Judgment of 14 Jun 2017law://eu/cjeu/2015/c-610-15/para_27@2026-11-12

27Secondly, it has specified that the concept of the ‘public’ refers to an indeterminate number of potential viewers and implies, moreover, a fairly large number of people (judgment of 26 April 2017, Stichting Brein, C‑527/15, EU:C:2017:300, paragraph 32 and the case-law cited).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-610/15 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:456
Decided: 14 Jun 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court of the Netherlands)
Applicant: Stichting Brein
Defendants: Ziggo BV; XS4ALL Internet BV
Rapporteur: M. Ilešič
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 5 judges
M. Ilešič, A. Prechal, A. Rosas, C. Toader, E. Jarašiūnas
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62015CJ0610

Topics

Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services Intellectual, industrial and commercial property

History · 1 version

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Connections

Interprets 1: Directive 2001/29/EC2 provisions
Cited by 10: Frank Peterson v Google LLC and Others and Elsevier Inc.v Cyando AG (C-682/18, C-683/18); Nederlands Uitgeversverbond and Groep Algemene Uitgevers v Tom Kabinet Internet BV and Others (C-263/18); Blue Air Aviation SA v UCMR – ADA Asociaţia pentru Drepturi de Autor a Compozitorilor and Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) v Societatea Naţională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (SNTFC) 'CFR Călători' SA (C-775/21); Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA (C-597/19)2 provisions; Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå u.p.a. (Stim) and Svenska artisters och musikers intresseorganisation ek. för. (SAMI) v Fleetmanager Sweden AB and Nordisk Biluthyrning AB (C-753/18); Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA) v GL (C-135/23); BY v CX (C-637/19); Land Nordrhein-Westfalen v Dirk Renckhoff (C-161/17)2 provisions; VG Bild-Kunst v Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (C-392/19); Ocilion IPTV Technologies GmbH v Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH and Puls 4 TV GmbH & Co. KG (C-426/21)2 provisions
Cites 6: Directive 2001/29/EC; Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (Text with EEA relevance); GS Media BV v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others (C-160/15); Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige AB (C-466/12); Stichting Brein v Jack Frederik Wullems (C-527/15)2 provisions; BestWater International GmbH v Michael Mebes and Stefan Potsch (C-348/13)