Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 31 October 2023 — Institutul de Istorie și Teorie Literară ‘G. Călinescu’, Fundația Națională pentru Știință și Artă v HK, heir of TB, VP, GR

(Case C-649/23, Institutul G. Călinescu)

(C/2024/1389)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellants in the appeal on a point of law, appellants on appeal and defendants at first instance: Institutul de Istorie și Teorie Literară ‘G. Călinescu’, Fundația Națională pentru Știință și Artă

Defendants in the appeal on a point of law, defendants on appeal and applicants at first instance: HK, heir of TB, VP

Defendant in the appeal on a point of law and defendant at first instance: GR

Question referred

Must Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29/EC [(1)](#ntr1-C_202401389EN.000101-E0001) be interpreted as meaning that a critical edition of a work, the purpose of which is to produce an authoritative version of the text of an original work, by consulting the manuscript, accompanied by comments and the requisite critical apparatus, may be regarded as a work protected by copyright?

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1389/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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