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Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) v Rafael Hoteles SA (C-306/05)
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Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) v Rafael Hoteles SA (C-306/05)

Judgment of 7 Dec 2006law://eu/cjeu/2005/c-306-05/para_33@2026-11-10

33In that respect, it should be noted that that Directive does not define ‘communication to the public’.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-306/05 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:764
Decided: 7 Dec 2006
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona (Spain)
Applicant: Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE)
Defendant: Rafael Hoteles SA
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 5 judges
A. Rosas, A. Borg Barthet, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, A. Ó Caoimh
Language: Spanish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62005CJ0306

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Approximation of laws Copyright and related rights Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

History · 1 version

7 Dec 2006Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 2001/29/EC2 provisions
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