Court of Justice, First Chamber

25 May 2023, Case C‑290/21

(Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger Reg. Gen. mbH (AKM) v Canal+ Luxembourg Sàrl; intervening parties: Tele 5 TM-TV GmbH, Österreichische Rundfunksender GmbH & Co. KG, Seven.One Entertainment Group GmbH, ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 GmbH)

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

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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