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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Corte di Appello di Torino – Direct applicability within the Community legal order of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, done at Rome on 26 October 1961, the Agreement on TradeRelated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Treaty on Performances and Phonograms (WPPT) – Interpretation of Article 3(2) 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 (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10) – Concept of ‘communication to the public’ – Broadcasting and communication to the public of radio phonograms in a dentist’s surgery

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21994A1223(17) : paragraphs 3, 35 - 56
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21994A1223(17) -A14P1 : paragraph 3
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21994A1223(17) -A14P2 : paragraph 3
• Agreement with Third Countries or International Bodies - 21994A1223(17) -A14P6 : paragraph 3
• Directive 92/100 : paragraphs 18, 35 - 56
• Directive 92/100 -A08P2 : paragraphs 1, 21
• Directive 92/100 -A08P3 : paragraphs 1, 21
• Directive 92/100 -C7 : paragraph 19
• Directive 92/100 -C10 : paragraph 20
• Decision 94/800 : paragraphs 3, 16
• Decision 2000/278 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2001/29 : paragraphs 35 - 56
• Directive 2001/29 -A03 : paragraphs 1, 24
• Directive 2001/29 -A03PT2LB : paragraphs 35, 57 - 69
• Directive 2001/29 -C15 : paragraph 23
• Directive 2001/29 -C25 : paragraph 23
• Directive 2006/115 : paragraph 17
• Directive 2006/115 -A08P2 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -341/95 : paragraph 51
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -149/96 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -424/97 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -245/00 : paragraph 73
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -89/04 : paragraph 84
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -344/04 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/05 : paragraph 61
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -403/08 : paragraph 82

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 92/100
• Interprets : Directive 92/100 -A08P2
• Interprets : Directive 2001/29

Opinion

• TFEU, Article 267 : point 61
  
• Directive 89/552 -A01LA : point 66
  
• Directive 92/100 : points 41, 88
  
• Directive 92/100 -A08 : points 21, 24
  
• Directive 92/100 -A08P2 : points 2, 75, 76
  
• Directive 92/100 -A10 : points 22, 25
  
• Directive 92/100 -A14 : point 26
  
• Directive 92/100 -C5 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C7 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C8 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C9 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C10 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C15 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C16 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C17 : point 20
  
• Directive 92/100 -C20 : point 20
  
• Directive 93/83 -A01P2LA : point 66
  
• Directive 2001/29 : points 41, 65, 73, 120
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03 : points 106, 107
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03P1 : points 5, 28, 63, 64, 74, 89, 91, 95, 96, 98, 100, 101, 110, 114, 116, 123 - 127, 162
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03P2 : points 28, 123
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03P2LA : point 74
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A03P2LB : points 41, 47, 74
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05 : point 134
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LA : point 134
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LB : point 134
  
• Directive 2001/29 -A05P3LJ : point 134
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C9 : points 27, 104
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C10 : points 27, 104
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C11 : point 27
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C12 : point 27
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C15 : point 27
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C23 : points 27, 92, 97, 100, 106, 108 - 110, 116, 122, 128
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C24 : points 27, 123
  
• Directive 2001/29 -C27 : points 27, 92 - 94, 96
  
• Directive 2006/115 : points 23, 83, 85, 89, 112
  
• Directive 2006/115 -A08P2 : points 2, 75 - 81, 87, 88, 90 - 92, 95, 96, 111, 114, 116, 127, 128, 130, 137, 141, 143, 144, 146, 152, 153, 158, 164
  
• Directive 2006/115 -A08P3 : points 130, 134
  
• Directive 2006/115 -A10P2 : point 134
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C3 : point 23
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C5 : points 23, 104
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C6 : point 23
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C7 : point 23
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C12 : points 23, 104
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C13 : points 23, 104
  
• Directive 2006/115 -C16 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -28/62 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/72 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/86 : point 156
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -61/94 : point 82
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -261/95 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -149/96 : point 159
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -162/96 : point 156
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -293/98 : point 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -150/99 : point 76
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -245/00 : point 79
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -89/04 : point 66
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -192/04 : point 66
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -306/05 : points 89, 105, 162
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -306/05 : points 5, 63, 65 - 73, 78, 82, 98, 101, 105, 115, 119, 135, 162
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/06 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -566/07 : point 76
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -403/08 : points 98, 117
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 15/03/2010

Date of the Opinion

• 29/06/2011

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

15/03/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 134 from 22.05.2010, p.27

Judgment: OJ C 133 from 05.05.2012, p.3

Name of the parties

SCF

Notes on Academic Writings

1. X: Niente versamento dei diritti d'autore per i dentisti se la musica è diffusa all'interno del proprio studio, Guida al diritto 2012 nº 14 p.101 (IT)
2. Trézéguet, Marlène: Diffusion de musique dans un cabinet médical, Droit de l'immatériel : informatique, médias, communication 2012 nº 81 p.22-24 (FR)
3. Von Ungern-Sternberg, Joachim: Urheberrechtlicher Werknutzer, Täter und Störer im Lichte des Unionsrechts - Zugleich Besprechung zu EuGH, Urt. v. 15. 3. 2012 - EUGH 15.03.2012 Aktenzeichen C-162/10 - Phonographic Performance (Ireland), und Urt. v. 15. 3. 2012 - EUGH 15.03.2012 Aktenzeichen C-135/10 - SCF, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2012 p.576-582 (DE)
4. Vossos, Konstantinos X.: Parousiasi sto koino mousikon ergon. Allagi "rotas" sti Nomologia tou DEE, Dikaio Meson Enimerosis & Epikoinonias 2012 p.274-280 (EL)
5. Simon, Denys: Effet des accords internationaux dans l'ordre juridique de l'Union, Europe 2012 Mai Comm. nº 5 p.179 (FR)
6. Idot, Laurence: Droits d'auteur et utilisation de phonogrammes dans des lieux publics, Europe 2012 Mai Comm. nº 5 p.217 (FR)
7. Walter, Michel M.: Öffentliche Wiedergabe - Hintergrundmusik in Zahnarztpraxis, MR-Int : Internationale Rundschau zum Medienrecht, IP- & IT-Recht 2012 p.20-23 (DE)
8. Sciaudone, Riccardo: The dental surgery, the hotel bedroom and "communication to the public", Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2012 p.641-644 (EN)
9. Nikolaou, Evangelos: Parousiasi sto koino fonografimaton pou metadidontai meso tou radiofonou se odontiatreio, Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2012 p.89-92 (EL)
10. A., I.: AIDA - Annali italiani del diritto d'autore, della cultura e dello spettacolo (Ed. Giuffrè-Milano) 2012 p.515-517 (IT)
11. Faludi, Gábor ; Grad-Gyenge, Anikó: A nyilvánossághoz közvetítési (előadási) jog értelmezése az Európai Bíróság gyakorlatában, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2012 1.szám p.77-93 (HU)
12. Hugenholtz, P.B.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2013 nº 198 (NL)
13. Gerlach, Tilo: Fragwürdige Kriterien des europäischen Gerichtshofs bei den Vergütungsansprüchen der ausübenden Künstler für öffentliche Wiedergabe, Festschrift für Artur-Axel Wandtke zum 70. Geburtstag (Ed. De Gruyter - Berlin) 2013 p.233-241 (DE)
14. Perani, Paolo: On the question of whether equitable remuneration is due when phonograms are broadcast by radio in the waiting room of a dental practice, LANDMARK IP DECISIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE 2008-2013 (Ed. Larcier - Brussels) 2014 p.164-169 (EN)
15. Ferge, Zsigmond: Kiterjed-e a haszonkölcsönzés 2006/115 irányelv értelmében vett fogalma - a nyomtatott művek haszonkölcsönzésének jellemzőihez hasonló feltételek mellett - valamely könyv digitális formájú többszörözött példányának a haszonkölcsönzésre?, Iparjogvédelmi és Szerzői Jogi Szemle 2017 4. szám p.31-73 (HU)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Corte d'appello di Torino - Italy

Subject-matter

• Approximation of laws
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  
• - Copyright and related rights
  
• External relations
  
• - international agreements
  
• - Commercial policy
  
• - World Trade Organisation (WTO)
  

Provisions of national law referred to

legge 22/04/1941, art. 72, 73, e 73bis Regio decreto 18/05/1942, art. 23

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention internationale de Rome sur la protection des artistes interprètes ou exécutants, des producteurs de phonogrammes et des organismes de radiodiffusion (26/10/1961), des producteurs de phonogrammes et des organismes de radiodiffusion du 26 octobre 1961 Accord instituant l'Organisation mondiale du commerce - Annexe 1C - Accord sur les aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce (TRIPs) (15/04/1994)

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Trstenjak

Language(s) of the Case

• Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Italian