Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 – Eesti Autorite Ühing v Commission
(Case T-416/08) 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: English
Parties
Applicant: Eesti Autorite Ühing (Tallin, Estonia) (represented by: M. Favart, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and A. Biolan, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the applicant: International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) (represented by J.-F. Bellis and K. Van Hove, lawyers); and European Broadcasting Union (EBU) (Grand-Saconnex, (Switzerland) (represented by D. Waelbroeck, lawyer, and D. Slater, Solicitor)
Re:
Application for annulment in part 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 Eesti Autorite Ühing;
Dismisses the remainder of the action;
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.