49In that regard, the Court notes, first of all, that the wording of Article 5(3)(c) of Directive 2001/29 does not lay down any formal limit as to the length of the work used to report current events. However, that provision states that the use in question must be made only ‘to the extent justified by the informatory purpose’ and, therefore, in observance of the principle of proportionality. It follows that the use of the protected work must not be extended beyond the confines of what is necessary to achieve the informatory purpose (judgment of 29 July 2019, Spiegel Online, C‑516/17, EU:C:2019:625, paragraph 68).
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