ECJ Advocate General’s Opinion – Satellite transmission of football matches – Marketing of decoder cards which have been lawfully placed on the market in other Member States – Directive 98/84/EC – Legal protection of services based on conditional access – Illicit access device – Directive 2001/29/EC – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society – Reproduction right – Communication to the public – Directive 93/83/EEC – Coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable transmission – Free movement of goods – Freedom to provide services – Competition – Article 101(1) TFEU – Concerted practices – Practice having the object of preventing, restricting or distorting competition – Criteria for assessing the anti’competitive object of a practice.
Judges:
Kokott AG
Citations:
C-403/08, [2011] EUECJ C-403/08
Links:
Statutes:
Directive 93/83/EEC, Directive 2001/29/EC, Directive 98/84/EC
Citing:
Order – Football Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure ECJ 16-Dec-2009
ECJ (Order) REFERENCES for a preliminary ruling under Article 234 EC from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division, and the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench . .
See Also – Football Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure and others ChD 24-Jun-2008
Three actions were heard in which the claimants alleged copyright infringement in the use of decoder cards to broadcast foreign transmissions of live Premier League football matches. . .
Cited by:
See Also – Football Association Premier League and Others v QC Leisure ECJ 4-Oct-2011
ECJ Judgment – Satellite broadcasting – Broadcasting of football matches – Reception of the broadcast by means of satellite decoder cards – Satellite decoder cards lawfully placed on the market in one Member . .
See Also – Football Association Premier League Ltd and Others v QC Leisure and Others ChD 3-Feb-2012
The claimant complained that in using decoders imported from Greece, the defendants had infringed their copyrights. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
European, Media
Updated: 01 September 2022; Ref: scu.428493