Pastiche or Permission? The Court’s Uneasy Test for Artistic Dialogue in Pelham II

Anubhuti Raje

doi:10.21428/9885764c.93393a04

May 25, 2026Open Access

Pastiche or Permission? The Court’s Uneasy Test for Artistic Dialogue in Pelham II

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This analysis seeks to clarify the CJEU's interpretation of pastiche in the context of copyright law.
Legal analysis of the CJEU judgment in the case CG and YN v. Pelham GmbH (C-590/23).
Interpretation of the concepts of pastiche and artistic dialogue in relation to copyright permissions.
The CJEU defines pastiche as an artistic dialogue, challenging permission-based copyright frameworks.
The court emphasizes that the distinction between copying and culture remains a judicial matter.

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Court defines pastiche in copyright law, impacting artistic expression and cultural copying decisions.

Abstract

In CG and YN v. Pelham GmbH and Others (C-590/23), the CJEU defined pastiche as recognisable “artistic or creative dialogue”. This post argues that the judgment resists permission-only copyright, but leaves courts to decide when copying becomes culture.

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