Dutch Challenge EU Pulse Fishing Ban in Top Court
The Netherlands said Wednesday it has asked the European Union’s top court to overturn a ban on electric pulse fishing that is due to come into effect across the bloc in 2021.
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EU Court Says Facebook Is Subject to Worldwide Content Removal
The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that nations can order Facebook to remove content from its platform worldwide.
Read moreEU Plant Law Upheld in Roundup-Defacement Skirmish
The European Court of Justice dealt a blow Tuesday to the defense of French environmentalists who say they had a duty to damage cans of Roundup because of the insufficient warnings about weedkiller containing glyphosate.
Read moreCookie Storage Demands Active Consent, EU Court Rules
Internet users must actively consent to having a website store and access cookies on their devices, Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday, saying it is not enough to present web surfers with a box that has already been checked.
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Google Wins Landmark EU Case Over ‘Right to Be Forgotten’
Google scored a major overseas victory Tuesday, as Europe’s highest court ruled that the “right to be forgotten” online only applies inside the European Union.
Read moreGoogle Nabs a Win in EU Fight Over News Snippets
Siding with its magistrate, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a German law subjecting Google and other search engines to demands for licensing fees for publishing excerpts from news articles needs to be cleared by European regulators – and can be disregarded until that happens.
Read moreCourt Finds Italy Failed in Fight Against Olive Tree Disease
Italy did not take crucial steps to stop the diffusion of a deadly plant disease now killing olive trees in southern Italy and spreading to other parts of the Mediterranean basin, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday.
Read moreMurdered Teen’s Family Breaks Ground on Failings of Emergency Calls
The family of a Lithuanian teen who was raped and burned alive in a car trunk cleared a hurdle Thursday in their legal battle over national services that failed to get the girl help when she made 10 emergency calls during her kidnapping.
Read moreEU Court Raps German Railway for Debit Card Conditions
Europe’s highest court ruled against the German railway Deutsche Bahn on Thursday for allowing passengers to book online with a direct debit card only if they are German residents.
Read moreCurrent-Events Reporting Can Justify Copyright Breach
Journalists for Germany’s Spiegel Online did not need a permission from a member of parliament to publish his manuscript as part of a 2013 fact-check on his politicking.
Read moreEU Court Backs Copyright Over Press Access on Info Leak
Readying a blow to press freedoms, the European Court of Justice found Monday that the online publication of military briefings might have violated the German government’s copyright.
Read moreAnti-Choice Group Stumbles in Bid for EU Abortion Ban
A magistrate for Europe’s highest court recommended upholding a lower court’s finding that the European Commission was right to reject a citizens’ initiative calling for a ban on abortion, stem cell research and the destruction of human embryos.
Read moreTop EU Court Bolsters Music Copyright Protection
Siding with electronic music pioneer Kraftwerk, the European Court of Justice ruled Monday that unauthorized sampling of even brief clips of music can constitute copyright infringement as long as they are recognizable.
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Facebook ‘Like’ Button Casts Broad Data-Liability Shadow
Heeding a magistrate’s recommendation, Europe’s top court ruled Monday that companies that add a Facebook “like” button to their websites share responsibility for how visitor data is collected and used by Facebook.
Read moreTop EU Court Backs Amazon on Murky Contact Info
Amazon need not comply with a German law requiring retailers to make its phone number clearly available to customers, the European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday.
Read moreEU Court Tells Stranded Passengers to Make Do
Europe’s highest court dealt a blow to holiday travelers Wednesday, ruling that passengers on a canceled flight to Greece must look to their booking agent, not the airline, for reimbursement.
Read moreSpat Over New EU-US Data Sharing Pact Hits EU High Court
Bringing down one data agreement between the European Union and the United States wasn’t enough for privacy enthusiast Max Schrems, who appeared before the European Court of Justice on Tuesday in his nearly 10-year legal battle over Facebook.
Read moreBelgium Fined $5K a Day for Telecom Failings
Europe’s top court fined Belgium on Monday to the tune of $5,600 a day for noncompliance with rules on high-speed electronic communications networks.
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