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EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE DEFENDS COPYRIGHTS ON THE INTERNET – AGAIN

After the landmark ruling in the Renckhoff case, the CJEU has defended copyrights in an online world again. In the case C-149/17 (Bastei Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG/Michael Strotzer), the CJEU has ruled that the owner of an internet connection used for copyright infringements through filesharing cannot be exonerated from liability simply by naming a family member who might have had access to that connection. Rightholders must have at their disposal an effective remedy or means of allowing the competent judicial authorities to order the disclosure of necessary information.