Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 – Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto v Commission
(Case T-401/08) 1
(Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Copyright relating to public performance of musical works via the internet, satellite and cable retransmission – Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC – Sharing of the geographic market – Bilateral agreements between national collecting societies – Concerted practices precluding the possibility of granting multi-territory and multi-repertoire licences – Proof – Presumption of innocence)
Language of the case: Finnish
Parties
Applicant: Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto ry (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by: H. Pokela, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by E. Paasivirta, F. Castillo de la Torre and P. Aalto, and subsequently by E. Paasivirta and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 – CISAC).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 – CISAC), in so far as it concerns Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto ry;
Annuls Article 4 of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final, to the extent that it refers to Article 3 of that decision, in so far as it concerns Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto;
Dismisses the remainder of the action;
Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and pay one half of Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto’s costs;
Orders Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto to bear one half of its own costs;
Orders Säveltäjäin Tekijänoikeustoimisto Teosto and the Commission to each bear their own costs relating to the interim relief proceedings.
________________________1 OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.