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|  | C/2025/47 | 6.1.2025 |

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 16 September 2024 – CY v Gândul Media Network SRL, HO

(Case C-598/24, Gândul Media Network)

(C/2025/47)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant on a point of law, appellant and applicant at first instance: CY

Respondents on an appeal on a point of law and defendants at first instance: Gândul Media Network SRL, HO

Questions referred

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| 1. | Must the provisions of Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society [(1)](#ntr1-C_202500047EN.000101-E0001) be interpreted as meaning that a text posted on a social network expressing an opinion relating to social practices regarded as inappropriate may be considered to be a work protected by copyright? |

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| 2. | Must the provisions of Article 5(3)(c) of Directive 2001/29 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law that permits the use, for the purposes of providing information on topical issues, of only short extracts from a work but not of the work as a whole, in particular where it is of short length, and only on condition that there is no direct or indirect commercial or economic advantage? |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/47/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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