AG opinion on communication to the public—copying of, not linking to, images (Renckhoff)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the AG opine?
• Case details

Article summary

IP analysis: In a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice, the Advocate General has opined that the posting of a photograph, freely accessible and posted on the Internet portal of a travel magazine without restrictions on use, within schoolwork contained on a school website is not a communication to the public within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC where there is no profit in the act and where the source of the image is indicated.