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by Mirko Brüß In two recent decisions, the CJEU has once again addressed the issue of communication to the public by means of the provision of television receivers in hotels and similar public facilities. Ultimately, it is disputed which of these rights is specifically affected in such a case and has to be licensed accordingly.
RTL Television, Court of Justice, C-716/20. On 8 September 2022, the CJEU issued its judgment in RTL Television. This includes Court of Justice (CJEU) and General Court judgments, Advocate Generals’ (AG) opinions, and important policy developments. You can read the previous round-ups here. CJEU judgments and AG Opinions.
RTL Television, AG Pitruzzella, C-716/20. On 10 March 2022, AG Pitruzzella issued his opinion in RTL Television. The Report examines the question: How can and should EU copyright and relatedrights law protect AI musical outputs? The report states that the global recorded music market grew with 18.5%
This seems to have pushed EU Member States towards compliance – the latest examples here are the Irish European Union (Copyright and RelatedRights in the Digital Single Market) Regulations 2021 (19 November), the Italian Decree (published on 27 November), and the Estonian Act implementing the Directive (8 December).
Some interesting preliminary references to the CJEU to look out for include: RTL Television ( Case C-716/20 ) regarding ‘cable retransmission’ in hotel rooms and AKM ( C-290/21 ) on communication to the public by satellite broadcasting. Coming soon and latest referrals.
Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). This is particularly visible in the definition of the negotiation and licensing scheme envisioned for the exercise of the new relatedright. Image via needpix.
Much has been said about the press publishers’ right, introduced by Article 15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). This is particularly visible in the definition of the negotiation and licensing scheme envisioned for the exercise of the new relatedright. Image via needpix.
Union law does not provide for a neighboring right to copyright for sport event’s organizers but that some Members States have introduced specific rights for sports events organizers in their legislation, including a new “neighboring right” to copyright.
Unlike content made available in English or Spanish, when Greek content starts to feel the piracy pinch, there’s no deep well of overseas markets to exploit. Greece has a population of around 10.4 million and worldwide, Greek is the first language of just 13 million people. Increasingly, then, pressure finds itself directed inwards.
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