http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/42fc7b300fe7be3e https://verfassungsblog.de/public-lending-copyright-ebook/ Thou Shalt Not E-lend - How a CJEU Decision Caused a Legal, Technological and Market Gridlock Margoni, Thomas eng 2025-11-13 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Academic Publishing Copyright Rental and Lending Directive Right to education Copyright Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The CJEU in the VOB case has offered ample support for the need to include e-lending in the scope of the RLD. This interpretation not only recognises the public interest of society at large in accessing knowledge necessary for cultural, technological and economic development, but also supports authors who, thanks to the derogation of Art. 6 RLD, are entitled to specific remuneration. However, the Court missed the techno-regulatory turn in this story.