ECJ on Hotel Transmissions and IP

Copyright in Transmissions to Hotel Rooms
Sociedad General de Autores y Editores de España v Rafael
Hoteles SA (Case C-306/05)
ECJ
7 December 2006
Daily Law Notes Summary
The distribution of a signal by means of television sets by a
hotel to customers staying in its rooms constituted a
“communication to the public” over which authors had copyright
control by virtue of art 3(1) of European Parliament and Council
Directive 2001/29/EC, though the mere provision of the physical
facilities did not itself amount to “communication”.