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VCAST Limited v RTI SpA (C-265/16)
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The Court’s reply
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VCAST Limited v RTI SpA (C-265/16)

Judgment of 29 Nov 2017law://eu/cjeu/2016/c-265-16/para_49@2026-11-10

49The transmissions referred to thus constitute communications to different publics, and each of them must therefore receive the consent of the rightholders concerned.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-265/16 · ECLI:EU:C:2017:913
Decided: 29 Nov 2017
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Tribunale di Torino (District Court, Turin, Italy)
Applicant: VCAST Limited
Defendant: RTI SpA
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: M. Szpunar
Bench: 5 judges
L. Bay Larsen, J. Malenovský, M. Safjan, D. Šváby, M. Vilaras
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62016CJ0265

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services System of property ownership

History · 1 version

29 Nov 2017Reading

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Interprets 1: Directive 2001/29/EC2 provisions
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Cites 10: Directive 2001/29/EC; Directive 2000/31/EC; Reha Training Gesellschaft für Sport- und Unfallrehabilitation mbH v Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte eV (GEMA) (C-117/15); Padawan SL v Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España (SGAE) (C-467/08); ITV Broadcasting Ltd and Others v TVCatchUp Ltd (C-607/11); ACI Adam BV and Others v Stichting de Thuiskopie and Stichting Onderhandelingen Thuiskopie vergoeding (C-435/12); HSBC Holdings plc and Vidacos Nominees Ltd v The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (C-569/07); DaimlerChrysler AG v Land Baden-Württemberg (C-324/99); VCAST Limited v RTI SpA (C-265/16); Roby Profumi Srl v Comune di Parma (C-257/06)