Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Potsdam (Germany) lodged on 7 March 2023 – Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA) v GL
(Case C-135/23, GEMA)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Amtsgericht Potsdam
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte e.V. (GEMA)
Defendant: GL
Question referred
Is there a communication to the public within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC 1 when the operator of an apartment building provides televisions in that apartment building which each receive broadcasts via an indoor antenna without a central reception for transmitting the signals?
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1 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).