Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 22 December 2021 – Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) v Societatea Națională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (SNTFC) ‘CFR Călători’ SA
(Case C-826/21)
Language of the case: Romanian
Referring court
Curtea de Apel București
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant at first instance and appellant: Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR)
Defendant at first instance and respondent: Societatea Națională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (SNTFC) ‘CFR Călători’ SA
Questions referred
Does a rail carrier which uses train carriages in which sound systems intended for the communication of information to passengers are installed thereby make a communication to the public within the meaning of Article 3 of 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? 1
Does Article 3 of 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 preclude national legislation which establishes a rebuttable presumption of communication to the public on the basis of the existence of sound systems, where those sound systems are required by other provisions of law governing the carrier’s activity?
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1 OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10.