Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 May 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof, Austria) – Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger Reg. Gen. mbH (AKM) v Canal+ Luxembourg Sàrl

(Case C-290/21, ¹ AKM (Provision of satellite package in Austria))

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission – Directive 93/83/EEC – Article 1(2) – Communication to the public by satellite – Concept – Satellite package provider – Broadcasting of programmes in another Member State – Place of the act of exploitation by which that provider participates in such communication)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger Reg. Gen. mbH (AKM)

Defendant: Canal+ Luxembourg Sàrl

Interveners in support of the defendant: Tele 5 TM-TV GmbH, Österreichische Rundfunksender GmbH & Co. KG, Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH, ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

Article 1(2)(b) of Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission

must be interpreted as meaning that, where a satellite package provider is required to obtain, for the communication to the public by satellite in which it participates, the authorisation of the holders of the copyright and related rights concerned, that authorisation must be obtained, such as that granted to the broadcasting organisation concerned, only in the Member State in which the programme-carrying signals are introduced into the chain of communication leading to the satellite.

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¹ OJ C 320, 9.8.2021.