Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 March 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Roma - Italy) – Liberi editori e autori (LEA) v Jamendo SA

(Case C-10/22,  (1) LEA)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2014/26/EU - Collective management of copyright and related rights - Collective management organisations - Independent management entities - Access to the activity of managing copyright and related rights - Directive 2000/31/EC - Material scope - Article 3(3) - Directive 2006/123/EC - Material scope - Article 17(11) - Article 56 TFEU)

(C/2024/3128)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale ordinario di Roma

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Liberi editori e autori (LEA)

Defendant: Jamendo SA

Operative part of the judgment

Article 56 TFEU, read in conjunction with Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market,

must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which generally and absolutely excludes the possibility of independent management entities established in another Member State providing their copyright management services in that first Member State.

(1)   OJ C 119, 14.3.2022.