Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 – Stim v Commission
(Case T-451/08) 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 – Article 151(4) EC – Cultural diversity)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå u.p.a. (Stim) (Stockholm, Sweden) (represented by: C. Thomas, Solicitor, and N. Pourbaix, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
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:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå u.p.a. (Stim) to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.