The Business Law Reports
[2012] Bus LR 1870
Court of Justice of the European Union
Società Consortile Fonografici (SCF) v Del Corso (Procuratore generale della Repubblica intervening)
(Case C-135/10)
2011 April 7;
June 29;
2012 March 15
President of the Chamber K Lenaerts, Judges J Malenovský, E Juhász, G Arestis, T von Danwitz, Advocate General V Trstenjak
Copyright— Broadcast— Rights to remuneration— Dentist broadcasting phonograms free of charge to patients in private dental practice— Royalty collection agency contending broadcasts “communication to the public” entitling phonogram producers to remuneration— Whether international law on copyright directly applicable within EU legal order— Whether individuals able to rely on international law directly— Whether concepts in EU Directive to be interpreted in light of equivalent concepts in international law— Criteria to be applied when determining whether broadcast “communication to the public”— Whether broadcasts within private dental practice fulfilling criteria— Whether entitling phonogram producers to remuneration— Council Directive 92/100/EEC, art 8(2)— Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29/EC, art 3(1)