5.5.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 135/18 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 22 January 2014 — Ryanair Ltd, Other party: PR Aviation BV
(Case C-30/14)
2014/C 135/20
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Hoge Raad der Nederlanden
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Ryanair Ltd
Other party: PR Aviation BV
Question referred
Does the operation of the [Database Directive] (1) also extend to online databases which are not protected by copyright on the basis of Chapter II of the Directive, and also not by a sui generis right on the basis of Chapter III, in the sense that the freedom to use such databases through the (whether or not analogous) application of Articles 6(1) and 8 in conjunction with Article 15 [of the Database Directive], may not be limited contractually?
(1) Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (OJ 1996 L 77, p. 20).