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Joined Cases C‑775/21 and C‑826/21

Blue Air Aviation SA  
v  
UCMR – ADA Asociația pentru Drepturi de Autor a Compozitorilor

and

Uniunea Producătorilor de Fonograme din România (UPFR)  
v  
Societatea Națională de Transport Feroviar de Călători (SNTFC) ‘CFR Călători’ SA

(Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Bucureşti)

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 April 2023

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) – Communication to the public – Concept – Broadcasting of background music – Directive 2006/115/EC – Article 8(2) – Equitable remuneration – Mere provision of physical facilities – Sound equipment on board trains and aircraft – Presumption of communication to the public)

1. Approximation of laws – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29 – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society – Communication to the public – Concept – Broadcasting in a means of passenger transport of a musical work as background music – Included

   (European Parliament and Council Directive 2001/29, Art. 3(1))

   (see paragraphs 51-55, 57, operative part 1)
2. Approximation of laws – Copyright and related rights – Directives 2001/29 and 2006/115 – Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society – Communication to the public – Concept – Installation on board a means of transport of sound equipment and of software enabling the broadcasting of background music – Not included

   (European Parliament and Council Directives 2001/29, Art. 3(1), and 2006/115, Art. 8(2))

   (see paragraphs 68-73, operative part 2)
3. Approximation of laws – Copyright and related rights – Directives 2001/29 and 2006/115 – National legislation establishing a rebuttable presumption that musical works are communicated to the public because of the presence of sound systems in means of transport – Not permissible

   (European Parliament and Council Directives 2001/29, Art. 3(1), and 2006/115, Art. 8(2))

   (see paragraphs 80, 82-84, operative part 3)

[See the text of the decision.](https://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-775/21)

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