European Court of Justice

ECJ C‑52/2007

Copyright – Copyright management organisation enjoying a de facto monopoly – Collection of royalties relating to the broadcast of musical works – Method of calculating those royalties – Dominant position – Abuse (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-275/2006

Directive 2003/31/EEC on information society, in particular on electronic commerce in the internal market, Directives 2001/29/ΕC and 2004/48/ΕC on copyright and intellectual property rights, correspondingly (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-306/2005 Copyright and related rights in the information society - Directive 2001/29/EC - Article 3 - Concept of “communication to the public” - Works communicated by means of television sets installed in hotel room (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-180/2005

JUDGMENT (EU) (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-169/2005

JUDGMENT (ΕC) Copyright and related rights - Directive 93/83/EEC - Article 9(2) - Scope of the powers of a collecting society deemed to be mandated to manage the rights of a copyright owner or holder of related rights which has not transferred the management of his rights to it - Exercise of the right to grant or refuse permission to a cable operator to retransmit a program by cable (DiMEE 4/2006 - 3rd yr, p.432) (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-61/2005

JUDGMENT Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 92/100/EEC – Copyright – Exclusive right to authorize or prohibit rental and lending – Incorrect transposition (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-53/2005

JUDGMENT (ΕC) (Failure of a Member State to fulfill obligations – Directive 92/100/EEC – Copyright – Rental and lending right – Failure to transpose within the prescribed period) (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-36/2005

JUDGMENT Failure of a Member State to fulfill obligations -Directive 92/100/EEC - Copyright - Rental and lending right - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period (curia.europa.eu). 

ECJ C-479/2004

Directive 2001/29/EC – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society – Article 4 – Distribution rights – Rule of exhaustion – Legal basis – International agreements – Competition policy – Principle of proportionality – Freedom of expression – Principle of equal treatment – Articles 151 EC and 153 EC (www.curia.gr). 

ECJ C-192/2004

Copyright. Broadcasting of phonograms. Equitable remuneration. Broadcasting of phonogram of the French company Lagardère in French territory through satellite in transmitters located in German territory is not a “communication to the public by satellite» within the meaning of Council Directive 93/83. Consequently, an remuneration is permitted as provided for in Council Directive 92/100 on the basis of the law of the State that the transmitter is installed. (DiMEE 4/2005 - 2yr, p. 432) (Judgement 14.7.2005 curia.europa.eu).