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Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited v Ireland and Attorney General (C-162/10)
Judgment
The questions referred for a prelimina…
The first question
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Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited v Ireland and Attorney General (C-162/10)

Judgment of 15 Mar 2012law://eu/cjeu/2010/c-162-10/para_33@2026-11-12

33According to the Court, the term ‘public’ refers to an indeterminate number of potential listeners and a fairly large number of people (see, to that effect, SCF, paragraph 84).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-162/10 · ECLI:EU:C:2012:141
Decided: 15 Mar 2012
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the High Court (Commercial Division) (Ireland)
Applicant: Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited
Defendants: Ireland; Attorney General
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: V. Trstenjak
Bench: 5 judges
K. Lenaerts, J. Malenovský, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, T. von Danwitz
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62010CJ0162

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

History · 1 version

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Interprets 1: Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (codified version)
Cited by 11: Reha Training Gesellschaft für Sport- und Unfallrehabilitation mbH v Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA) (C-117/15); Blue Air Aviation SA v UCMR – ADA Asociaţia pentru Drepturi de Autor a Compozitorilor and Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR) v Societatea Naţională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (SNTFC) 'CFR Călători' SA (C-775/21)2 provisions; GS Media BV v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others (C-160/15)2 provisions; Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå u.p.a. (Stim) and Svenska artisters och musikers intresseorganisation ek. för. (SAMI) v Fleetmanager Sweden AB and Nordisk Biluthyrning AB (C-753/18); OSA — Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním o.s. v Léčebné lázně Mariánské Lázně a.s (C-351/12)2 provisions; Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA) v GL (C-135/23); Citadines Betriebs GmbH v MPLC Deutschland GmbH (C-723/22); Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación S.A. v Asociación de Gestión de Derechos Intelectuales (AGEDI) and Artistas e Intérpretes o Ejecutantes, Sociedad de Gestión de España (AIE) (C-147/19); Stichting Brein v Jack Frederik Wullems (C-527/15); Verwertungsgesellschaft Rundfunk GmbH v Hettegger Hotel Edelweiss GmbH (C-641/15); SBS Belgium NV v Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers (SABAM) (C-325/14)2 provisions
Cites 8: Directive 2001/29/EC; Council Directive 92/100/EEC of 19 November 1992 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property; Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (codified version); Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) v Rafael Hoteles SA (C-306/05); Società Consortile Fonografici (SCF) v Marco Del Corso (C-135/10); 2000/278/EC: Council Decision of 16 March 2000 on the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty; Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others and Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd (C-403/08, C-429/08); Phonographic Performance (Ireland) Limited v Ireland and Attorney General (C-162/10)