Reproduction for Private Use and for Purposes that Are Directly or Indirectly Non-Commercial – The Incorporation of EU Law in Greece

Abstract

Abstract Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 2001/29/EC (InfoSoc Directive) has been interpreted by several judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), but there are some discrepancies in national court judgments. Greek case law, collating the private with the public use, is an example. This paper introduces the reader to the meaning of private use as framed by Art. 5(2)(b) of the Directive and approaches the legal issues from the angle of case law of CJEU in comparison to Greek national law and Greek national case law. This opinion seeks to highlight the slight divergence of national Greek case law from the case law of CJEU despite the fact that the Greek legal system has incorporated the InfoSoc Directive.