European Union: ECJ Judgement on software decompilation with the purpose of troubleshooting
Progress
Current status
in force
06 Oct 2021 in force
14 Jan 2020 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Ruled decision on ECJ Case C 13/20 on decompilation with the purpose of troubleshooting
On 6 October 2021, a judgement was reached by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding Case C 13/20 and the decompilation of software under Article 5(1) of the Software Directive (Council Directive 91/250/EEC). The judgement broadly interprets …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Announced lawsuit on ECJ Case C 13/20 on decompilation with the purpose of troubleshooting
On 4 January 2020, the Court of Appeal of Belgium submitted the case concerning the company Top System SA against the Belgian State to the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case concerns the possibility of decompilation of software under Article …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court