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Court of Justice: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Hoge Raad der Nederlanden - ACI Adam, Others v Stichting de Thuiskopie, Others

( December 12, 2012, 16:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU’s highest court will rule whether manufacturers of CDs and DVDs have to pay a levy to compensate copyright owners for recordings of material from illegal sources. EU law states that compensation should be paid for private copies from legal sources, but a court in the Netherlands has asked for clarity on the obligations of makers of storage-media for illegal downloading.Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 26 September 2012 - ACI Adam BV and Others v Stichting de Thuiskopie and Others...

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