# C_2013189EN.01000601.xml

| 29.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 189/6 |
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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 17 April 2013 — Johan Deckmyn, Vrijheidsfonds VZW v Helena Vandersteen and Others

(Case C-201/13)

2013/C 189/11

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van beroep te Brussel

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Johan Deckmyn, Vrijheidsfonds VZW

Defendants: Helena Vandersteen, Christiane Vandersteen, Liliana Vandersteen, Isabelle Vandersteen, Rita Dupont, Amoras II CVOH, WPG Uitgevers België

Questions referred

| 1. | Is the concept of ‘parody’ an independent concept in European Union law? |
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| 2. | If so, must a parody satisfy the following conditions or conform to the following characteristics:
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the display of an original character of its own (originality); —
and such that the parody cannot reasonably be ascribed to the author of the original work; —
be designed to provoke humour or to mock, regardless of whether any criticism thereby expressed applies to the original work or to something or someone else; —
mention the source of the parodied work? | — | the display of an original character of its own (originality); | — | and such that the parody cannot reasonably be ascribed to the author of the original work; | — | be designed to provoke humour or to mock, regardless of whether any criticism thereby expressed applies to the original work or to something or someone else; | — | mention the source of the parodied work? |
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| — | the display of an original character of its own (originality); | | | | | | | | |
| — | and such that the parody cannot reasonably be ascribed to the author of the original work; | | | | | | | | |
| — | be designed to provoke humour or to mock, regardless of whether any criticism thereby expressed applies to the original work or to something or someone else; | | | | | | | | |
| — | mention the source of the parodied work? | | | | | | | | |

| 3. | Must a work satisfy any other conditions or conform to other characteristics in order to be capable of being labelled as a parody? |
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