Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.8.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 270/20 |

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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 21 May 2019 — VG Bild-Kunst v Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

(Case C-392/19)

(2019/C 270/23)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant in the appeal on a point of law: VG Bild-Kunst

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz

Question referred

Does the embedding of a work — which is available on a freely accessible website with the consent of the rightholder — in the website of a third party by way of framing constitute communication to the public of that work within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019270EN.01002002-E0001) where it occurs through circumvention of protection measures against framing taken or instigated by the rightholder?

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