ECJ: Live Streaming Only Possible to a Limited Extent
GRP Rainer Lawyers Tax Advisors, Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Hanover, Bremen, Nuremberg, Essen and London www.grprainer.com/en explains: The ECJ based its view on the fact that this case deals with a communication to the public of protected works. However, such a communication requires the permission of the creator. This would even apply if the users were in possession of a television license which entitles them to receive the broadcasts via television.
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