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In the first case, the Austrian Supreme Court has referred the following questions to the CJEU (freely translated and shortened from the German original): 1. Is "communication to the public" in Art. 2(a) and (e) and Art. 3(1) of the InfoSoc Directive, in connection with Art.
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18 to 23, which govern fair remuneration in exploitation contracts of authors and performers. In this regard, the AG noted that the Directive broadly speaks of a “contract”, a concept that must be understood to cover any licensing of exploitation or transfer of exclusive rights (para. Applicability of Arts. Thus, Arts.
18-23 of the Directive concerning fair remuneration in exploitation contracts of authors and performers. 18 to 23 Directive 2019/790, the AG opined that they are applicable to statutory agents and to acts of exploitation (such as performances) occurred after June 7, 2021, even if they are governed by a contract concluded prior to that date.
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