Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 11/14/2019

Subject: According to the Court, Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society does not preclude national legislation which establishes, as regards the exploitation of audiovisual archives by a body set up for that purpose, a rebuttable presumption that the performer has authorised the fixation and exploitation of his performances, where that performer is involved in the recording of an audiovisual work so that it may be broadcast

Parties: Spedidam e a.

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 17 Intellectual property

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