The operator of a shop who offers a Wi - Fi network f ree of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network
Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 99/16 Luxembourg, 15 September 2016 Judgment in Case C-484/14 Tobias Mc Fadden v Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH The operator of a shop who offers a Wi-Fi network free of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network However, such an operator may be required to password-protect its network in order to bring an end to, or prevent, such infringements http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-09/cp160099en.p... -- Prof. Avv. Alessandro Mantelero Politecnico di Torino Nexa Center for Internet and Society | Director of Privacy Politecnico di Torino–Tongji University| Coordinator, Double Degree program in Management and IP Law Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | Part-time Expert, School of Public Administration European Data Protection Law Review | Associate Editor http://staff.polito.it/alessandro.mantelero EMAIL POLICY: once a day (Mon-Fri)
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