On Thursday 20 April, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the broadcasting of a protected musical work for background music purposes in a means of passenger transport constitutes a communication to the public within the meaning of the directive (2001/29) on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and neighbouring rights (joined cases C-775/21 & C-826/21).
In Romania, the airline Blue Air and the rail transport company CFR are challenging the claim of two music...