Reports of Cases

2008 I-09275

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Interpretation of Article 82 EC – Payments made by commercial television channels to an organisation responsible for the management of the performing rights of musical works – Calculation of payments based on a percentage of the revenue from, inter alia, subscriptions and advertising

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 1, 16, 17, 32 - 34, 41, 42, 47, 48
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 -L1 : paragraphs 17, 19, 24
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 -L2LC : paragraph 4
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/75 : paragraph 28
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/76 : paragraphs 26 - 28, 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : paragraph 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/79 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/85 : paragraph 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/86 : paragraph 25
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -395/87 : paragraphs 33, 35, 38, 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/96 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/97 : paragraphs 19, 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -340/99 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -462/99 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -95/04 : paragraph 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -468/06 : paragraphs 26, 47

Operative part

• Interprets : EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 3 -P1LG : point 107
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : points 2, 12, 27, 30, 34, 35, 47, 49, 57, 67, 71, 72, 77, 78, 80, 102, 105, 106, 115, 116
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 -L2A : points 37, 38, 46
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 -L2B : points 37, 38
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 -L2C : points 37, 38, 107, 108
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234 -L1A : point 32
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 295 : point 30
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 307 : point 30
  
• Directive 92/100 : point 48
  
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(01) : point 62
  
• Commission - Other Acts - 52008XC1218(01) : point 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -13/68 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/72 : point 78
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/73 : point 113
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/74 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/75 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/76 : points 36, 39, 59, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -283/81 : point 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/81 : points 35, 59
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/85 : points 28, 30, 50, 64, 74, 100
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/86 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -395/87 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -395/87 : points 28, 30, 63, 75, 77
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -110/88 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -110/88 : points 28, 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -320/88 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -175/98 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -245/00 : point 48
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -282/00 : point 72
  
• General Court - Judgment T -203/01 : point 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -451/03 : point 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -95/04 : points 52, 59, 107, 113
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 06/02/2007

Date of the Opinion

• 11/09/2008

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

11/12/2008

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 95 from 28.04.2007, p.17

Judgment: OJ C 32 from 07.02.2009, p.2

Name of the parties

Kanal 5 and TV 4

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Angelopoulos, E.: Dikaio Meson Enimerosis & Epikoinonias 2008 p.543-545 (EL)
2. Idot, Laurence: Abus de position dominante et redevances dues aux sociétés de gestion des droits d'auteur, Europe 2009 Février Comm. nº 93 p.39-40 (FR)
3. Wachsmann, Anne: Chroniques. Pratiques unilatérales, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2009 nº 1 p.122-124 (FR)
4. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 161 (NL)
5. Chaltiel, Florence ; Berr, Claude J. ; Francq, Stéphanie ; Prieto, Catherine: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Concurrence, Journal du droit international 2009 p.700-702 (FR)
6. Mari, Gaia: Criteri di determinazione dei canoni dovuti dai broadcaster televisivi per l'utilizzazione dei repertori musicali protetti, tutela della concorrenza ed esercizio di un servizio pubblico, Il diritto di autore 2009 p.347-357 (IT)
7. Liaskos, E.: Dikaioma tou dimiourgou. Organismos diacheiriseos ton dikaiomaton ton dimiourgon katechon ek ton pragmaton monopoliaki thesi. Eispraxi dikaiomaton schetikon me tin tileoptiki metadosi mousikon ergon. Methodos ypologismou ton dikaiomaton afton. Despozousa thesi. Katachrisi, Dikaio Meson Enimerosis & Epikoinonias 2009 p.110-113 (EL)
8. Rosenstok, Jonas ; Schrijvershof, Diederik: Misbruikelijkeheid van tarieven: de economische benadering van Fresh FM/Buma vs de juridische benadering van zaak C-52/07, Kanal 5, Actualiteiten mededingingsrecht 2009 p.165-173 (NL)
9. Lazǎr, Laura: Caracterul abuziv al redevenței applicate de cǎtre un organism de gestiune a drepturilor de autor pentru difuzarea prin televiziune a operelor muzicale, Revista română de drept al afacerilor 2009 nº 08 p.134-145 (RO)
10. Stãnese, Irina: Curtea de Justiție a Comunitǎților Europene, Revista românǎ de jurisprudențǎ 2009 nº 3 p.18-28 (RO)
11. Jiménez Serranía, Vanessa: Consideraciones en torno al posible abuso de posición dominante de las entidades de gestión de derechos de autor y derechos conexos en el establecimiento de sus tarifas. Comentario sobre la STJCE, de 11 de diciembre de 2008, asunto Kanal 5 LDT y otros contra Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyra (STIM) u.p.a. (entidad sueca de gestión colectiva de derechos), (C-52/07), Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2009, nº 19, p. 1-14 (ES)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Marknadsdomstolen - Sweden

Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Konkurrenslagen (1993:20), 19 § och 23 §, 2 st

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Silva de Lapuerta

Advocate General

Trstenjak

Language(s) of the Case

• Swedish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Slovene