Società Consortile Fonografici (SCF) v Del Corso

Subject Matter

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)

(Case C-135/10); [2012] Bus LR 1870