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Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Sixth Chamber) 20 April 2023 – Joined Cases No. C-775/21 and C-826/21; ECLI:EU:C:2023:307

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    Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society must be interpreted as meaning that the broadcasting, in a means of passenger transport, of a musical work as background music constitutes a communication to the public within the meaning of that provision.

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    Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29 and Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property must be interpreted as meaning that the installation, on board a means of transport, of sound equipment, and, where appropriate, of software enabling the broadcasting of background music, does not constitute a communication to the public within the meaning of those provisions.

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    Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115 must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, as interpreted by the national courts, which establishes a rebuttable presumption that musical works are communicated to the public because of the presence of sound systems in means of transport.

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Blue Air Aviation SA v. UCMR – ADA Asociaţia pentru Drepturi de Autor a Compozitorilor (C-775/21) and Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) v. Societatea Naţională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (SNTFC) ‘CFR Călători’ SA (C-826/21) Directive 2001/29/EC, Art. 3(1); Directive 2006/115/EC, Art. 8(2). “Blue Air Aviation”. IIC 54, 1132–1133 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-023-01360-5

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