European Union: Lawsuit concerning the private copying exception for offline streaming copies (Stichting de Thuiskopie and SONT v HP Nederland, Dell, Stichting Overlegorgaan Blanco Informatiedragers/ Case C-496/24)
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Court of Justice ruled that offline streaming copies do not fall within the private copying exception
On 16 April 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its ruling in Stichting de Thuiskopie and SONT v HP Nederland, Dell, Stichting Overlegorgaan Blanco Informatiedragers (Case C-496/24). The CJEU ruled that Article 5(2)(b) of …
SourceAdvocate General concluded that offline streaming copies do not fall within the private copying exception
On 2 October 2025, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered an opinion in Stichting de Thuiskopie and SONT v HP Nederland, Dell, Stichting Overlegorgaan Blanco Informatiedragers (Case C-496/24). The Advocat…
SourceSupreme Court of the Netherlands referred case to Court of Justice of the European Union on whether offline streaming copies fall within the private copying exception
On 17 July 2024, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands lodged a request for a preliminary ruling with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Stichting de Thuiskopie and SONT v HP Nederland, Dell, Stichting Overlegorgaan Blanco Informatied…
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