CJEU rules the right to distribution only applies to tangible digital works - UsedSoft-doctrine of exhaustion does not apply to e-books

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CJEU rules the right to distribution only applies to tangible digital works - UsedSoft-doctrine of exhaustion does not apply to e-books. / van der Donk, Berdien B E.

In: European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 42, No. 8, 2020, p. 516-518.

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van der Donk, BBE 2020, 'CJEU rules the right to distribution only applies to tangible digital works - UsedSoft-doctrine of exhaustion does not apply to e-books', European Intellectual Property Review, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 516-518.

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van der Donk, B. B. E. (2020). CJEU rules the right to distribution only applies to tangible digital works - UsedSoft-doctrine of exhaustion does not apply to e-books. European Intellectual Property Review, 42(8), 516-518.

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van der Donk BBE. CJEU rules the right to distribution only applies to tangible digital works - UsedSoft-doctrine of exhaustion does not apply to e-books. European Intellectual Property Review. 2020;42(8):516-518.

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van der Donk, Berdien B E. / CJEU rules the right to distribution only applies to tangible digital works - UsedSoft-doctrine of exhaustion does not apply to e-books. In: European Intellectual Property Review. 2020 ; Vol. 42, No. 8. pp. 516-518.

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