I imagine what I want to write in my case, I write it in the search engine and I get exactly what I wanted. Thank you!
Valentina R., lawyer
EN
(2015/C 034/05)
Language of the case: German
Applicant: Freistaat Bayern
Defendant: Verlag Esterbauer GmbH
In relation to the question whether a collection of independent materials exists within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Directive 96/9/EC because the materials can be separated from one another without the value of their informative content being affected, is every conceivable informative value decisive or only the value which is to be determined on the basis of the purpose of the collection and having regard to the resulting typical conduct of users?
Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, OJ 1996 L 77, p. 20.
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