Misure tecnologiche di protezione: cinquanta (e più) sfumature di grigio della Corte di giustizia europea = Technological protection Measures (Fifty and more) Shades of Grey of the European Court of Justice

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to make some critical remarks on decision of January 23, 2014 C-355/12 (Nintendo) of the European Court of Justice, ruling on Article 6 of the Copyright Directive 2001/29/EC, which regulates the legal protection of technological protection measures (TPMs). In the first paragraph, I briefly introduce the subject. In the second paragraph, I summarize the interpretation given and the principles applied by the ECJ. In the third paragraph, I point out some weaknesses of the Court’s wisdom. In the fourth paragraph, I draw a different perspective on the legal protection of TPMs aimed at restricting the application of Art. 6. In the last paragraph, I propose some conclusions