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In brief: EU law treats public lending of e-books in same way as traditional books (Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht)

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Published on: 14 November 2016
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IP & IT analysis: The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled on the issue of whether or not the lending of e-books may fall within the scope of Directive 2006/115/EC on rental and lending rights (the Rental and Lending Rights Directive) in the case of Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht.

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