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Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, must be interpreted as meaning that the provision on a website of clickable links to works freely available on another website does not constitute an “act of communication to the public”, as referred to in that provision.
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Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29 must be interpreted as precluding a Member State from giving wider protection to copyright holders by laying down that the concept of communication to the public includes a wider range of activities than those referred to in that provision.
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Decision of the European Court of Justice (Fourth Chamber) 13 February 2014 – Case No. C-466/12. “Svensson”. IIC 45, 466 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-014-0210-2
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