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The European Court of Justice's recent decisions have demonstrated firmness in what the Court regards as significant matters, and yet a reluctance to meddle in national decisions on less important issues. One of the Court's most significant rulings has been to increase the scope but reduce the severity of member countries' obligation to compensate firms and individuals for losses resulting from state infringements of EU regulations.
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The European Court of Justice has made an important ruling that, in special circumstances, empowers the European Commission to order an owner of a copyright to grant licences. The landmark case involves copyright in television programme listings and bans dominant broadcasters from copyrighting their television listings because they are are not intellectual property. An overview of recent cases in European law is presented.
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One of the most important issues facing the European Court of Justice is the extent to which member states are liable to compensate companies and indivduals for losses caused by the country's breaches of European Union law. A number of pending cases are the subject of breaching treaty provisions. A summary of the activities of the European Court of Justice is presented.
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