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[Norbert Bollow]

Lorena Jaume-Palasi <lorena at collaboratory.de> wrote:

> > > This is not the point, Norbert:
> > > 1-the ECJ cannot judge on Art. 11 (freedom of expression): this
> > > competence is for the courts of the member states.
> >
> > Untrue. Of course the ECJ can rule on the application of any of the
> > fundamental rights, in relation to the question that is asked of the
> > court.
>
> Of course not, Norbert. This is convened in Art. 9 of the Data
> Protection Directive of 1995
> 
> Article 9 Processing of personal data and freedom of expression
> 
> *Member States shall provide for exemptions* or derogations from the
> provisions of this Chapter, Chapter IV and Chapter VI for the
> processing of personal data carried out solely for journalistic
> purposes or the purpose of artistic or literary expression only if
> they are necessary to reconcile the right to privacy with the rules
> governing freedom of expression. Translated into understandable
> English: it is on the member states to specify their own particular
> perception on that balance. Hence the ECJ cannot do that.

There are indeed specifics which are up to the member states, and
which are therefore not part of what the ECJ is asked to rule on.

That however does not exclude Freedom of Expression or anything else
that is recognized at the EU level as a fundamental right from
consideration in regard to any question that the ECJ is asked to rule
on.

> > I and Matthias Kettemann and possibly others have answered your
> > misinterpretation of those words already; I will not waste my time
> > on repeating that discussion.
>
> Norbert, you gave me a tautological answer without even quoting a
> passage or reasoning the interpretation in accordance with the EU
> Charter on Fundamental Rights. Tautologies are not an answer but a
> repetition. I quoted the text of the ECJ decision (you haven't
> replied to that).

I tried to explain in what way you were misreading it. Obviously I
failed in that the explanation did not achieve its intended outcome.

I could try again, but for reasons of time constraints my participation
in this conversation ends now.

Greetings,
Norbert

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