Germany:
German Federal Supreme Court Submits Questions To ECJ
28 January 2015
Jones Day
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In October, the German Federal Supreme Court ("BGH")
submitted (source document in German) to the ECJ a question
regarding whether dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data. In
addition, the BGH submitted a second question to the ECJ regarding
whether the restrictions imposed by the German Tele Media Act
comply with Art. 7 of the EU Data Protection Directive, which
allows for the processing of personal data if necessary for
legitimate interests pursued by the controller.
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