commiss decis octob relat proceed articl eec treati iv gvl german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard applic made commiss pursuant articl regul interpar april perform artist avori bennett davi davi marvin webb welch scarano skorski septemb respect conduct gesellschaft zur verwertung von leistungsschutzrechten hamburg feder republ germani regard commiss decis august initi proceed case heard gesellschaft zur verwertung von leistungsschutzrechten mbh accord articl regul commiss regul juli regard opinion deliv june advisori committe restrict practic domin posit accord articl regul fact decis concern conduct gesellschaft zur verwertung von leistungsschutzrechten mbh hereinaft call quot gvl quot perform artist german nation resid feder republ germani hereinaft call quot germani quot organ gvl gvl regist offic hamburg german collect societi set manag right claim vest pursuant german quot gesetz über urheberrecht und verwandt schutzrecht quot law copyright relat right hereinaft call quot urheberrechtsgesetz quot abbrevi urhg perform artist film artist hereinaft call quot artist quot visual sound record manufactur promot assign manufactur promot gvl respons exploit germani quot perform right quot right oj oj aris reproduct author creativ work activ collect societi govern german quot gesetz über die wahrnehmung von urheberrechten und verwandten schutzrechten quot law manag copyright relat right hereinaft call quot wahrnehmungsgesetz quot abbrevi quot wahrng quot gvl creat jointli quot deutsch orchestervereinigung ev quot hamburg repres interest perform artist princip musician quot deutsch landesgrupp der ifpi ev quot intern feder produc phonogram videogram hamburg repres interest sound visual record manufactur deutsch orchest vereinigung ev deutsch landesgrupp der ifpi ev sole member gvl limit liabil compani ii right artist manufactur german copyright law pursuant articl seq urhg artist enjoi right similar copyright protect artist entitl articl urhg ensur perform util public record visual sound record reproduc broadcast consent primari exploit rule give consent payment fee articl urhg confer artist statutori payment royalti perform record visual sound record consent subsequ broadcast made public secondari exploit artist entitl pursuant articl urhg claim payment fee manufactur reproduct equip royalti respect equip artist perform record consent visual sound record record publish artist longer prevent broadcast public reproduct record strength right perform pursuant articl urhg manufactur sound record hereinaft call quot manufactur quot part regard artist payment royalti respect secondari exploit claim artist reason share royalti manufactur artist equal interest royalti payabl respect secondari exploit pursuit claim parti liabl payment broadcast compani theatr hotel restaur concern interest run parallel conflict interest occur royalti paid question aris quot reason share manufactur quot iii right artist manufactur member state rome convent whilst member state artist entitl withhold consent primari exploit compar statutori payment royalti respect secondari exploit exist member state denmark itali sound record manufactur artist statutori payment royalti public perform broadcast unit kingdom ireland sound record manufactur statutori prohibit unauthor public reproduct artist share incom earn sound record manufactur public reproduct conclud collect agreement greec artist sound record manufactur statutori present payment royalti netherland belgium luxembourg franc legisl pass payment royalti secondari exploit practic belgium netherland agreement payment royalti secondari exploit conclud belgian dutch sound record manufactur respect broadcast author franc agreement conclud broadcast compani respect artist associ receiv share royalti collect agreement sound record manufactur articl intern convent protect perform produc phonogram broadcast organ octob rome convent contract state ensur user publish sound record pai sound record manufactur artist singl equit remuner respect broadcast commun public rome convent ratifi member state ratifi convent germani express reserv effect case sound record manufactur nation contract state extent durat protect afford manufactur artist limit extent durat protect grant state sound record made german nation perform right point principl vest artist foreign nation irrespect place resid artist concern nation countri ratifi rome convent articl urhg confer right german artist perform take place germani record consent visual sound record record publish germani foreign artist enjoi right german nation respect broadcast transmit germani iv rule contain wahrnehmungsgesetz articl wahrng person exploit right right consent right payment royalti pursuant urheberrechtsgesetz behalf copyright holder owner similar right collect benefit requir offici author irrespect act behalf person legal author basic pre condit relat pursuit activ satisfi wahrnehmungsgesetz confer legal monopoli collect societi establish quot compet quot associ perfectli law collect societi author wahrnehmungsgesetz apport incom earn activ accord strict rule articl wahrng collect societi basi right exploit grant individu request right consent reason term oblig contract articl wahrng collect societi manag right claim fall field activ reason term request proprietor german nation mean basic law resid area wahrnehmungsgesetz forc right claim effect exploit oblig manag complianc statutori oblig activ collect societi monitor german patent offic articl seq wahrng legal posit gvl germani gvl collect societi engag germani exploit perform right collect societi germani exploit right urheberrechtsgesetz right vest copyright holder artist manufactur assert collect societi true abovement point claim payment royalti manufactur reproduct equip pursuant articl urhg royalti respect equip legal reason royalti respect equip concern practic reason case claim payment royalti respect secondari exploit practic imposs artist effect assert right attempt bound fail individu artist verifi prove individu case perform broadcast made public individu econom weak posit enter contractu relat multitud econom strong user broadcast compani entitl claim payment reason royalti prohibit perform vi manag secondari exploit right gvl manag agreement manag right aris secondari exploit gvl conclud call quot manag agreement quot manufactur artist pursuant articl manag agreement artist person entitl assign gvl manag durat agreement present futur right perform claim termin suppress damag vest assign right cover payment royalti publish visual sound record broadcast made public royalti respect equip return gvl undertak pai person entitl royalti collect interest due sum invest pend distribut proce scale drawn essenti administr expens amount sum receiv gvl practic individu artist assign right gvl case perform sound record rule sound record manufactur ensur right includ artist secondari exploit right secur transfer right assign artist gvl agreement manufactur gvl artist direct claim payment gvl agreement benefit parti artist conclud manag agreement gvl assign perform right manufactur case broadcast compani product germani receiv royalti direct gvl foreign sound record manufactur right respect germani dispos assign right domest repres license offeror right respect secondari exploit gvl foot domest sound record manufactur agreement relat gvl conclud agreement user sound record oblig copyright law pai royalti broadcast author commerci broadcast compani theatr discothequ hotel restaur associ entitl sound record brand gvl manufactur sale germani gvl notic brand manufactur repres indemnifi parti agreement respect claim relat perform right assert artist manufactur promot ground sound record brand gvl repres cf articl sound record broadcast agreement artist manufactur domest license foreign manufactur import market compani conclud manag agreement gvl gvl offer user sound record practic entir quot world repertoir quot perform record sound record publish germani includ larg number perform foreign artist sound record user pai discharg oblig articl urhg annual flat rate fee gvl scale work detail incom royalti respect equip royalti respect reproduct person royalti respect equip collect zentralstel für privat überspielungsrecht zpü entrust task gvl gvl hold financi interest manufactur import reproduct equip gvl receiv amount collect exce net profit made manufactur import sale equip zpü administr expens share sum includ amount distribut gvl artist manufactur distribut gvl incom gvl incom distribut scheme drawn annual principl royalti share equal artist manufactur prior account year distribut made individu artist proport fee receiv respect calendar year germani respect primari exploit perform artist entitl make claim form amount fee receiv germani artist activ field broadcast record calendar year question provid documentari proof thereof higher fee receiv artist primari exploit germani greater share royalti distribut gvl respect secondari exploit ratio royalti fee decreas fee rose gvl conclud manag agreement approxim holder right entitl claim receiv fee year respect primari exploit notifi gvl year claim gvl distribut royalti collect averag claimant year data suppli gvl collect total dm vii gvl conduct foreign artist prior novemb gvl refus conclud manag agreement foreign artist resid germani irrespect artist member state european econom commun manag perform right germani gvl deni foreign artist entitl payment royalti respect secondari exploit germani gvl point foreign artist sought conclud manag agreement conclud manag agreement holder right german nation resid germani gvl gener meet decid novemb futur conclud manag agreement elig artist nation member state commun requir foreign artist furnish proof resid germani holder right commun member state right gvl refus manag individu basi afford opportun retrospect share incom royalti adopt gvl polici manag royalti collect respect broadcast public perform hire reproduct distribut artist proport incom earn financi year question primari exploit domest german market articl paragraph articl associ longer fee payabl respect primari exploit paid germani fee paid abroad serv notif artist basi calcul part fee attribut exploit perform germani event foreign artist particip distribut royalti proport part fee amend basi calcul presuppos give balanc result person liabl pai fee primari exploit rule manufactur accur inform manner distribut sound record awar extent sound record produc abroad reach germani person liabl pai fee posit determin proport fee payabl respect germani calcul share royalti sound record reach germani distribut channel manufactur awar disregard viii posit adopt gvl gvl acknowledg prevent law act behalf foreign resid germani persist maintain legal oblig oblig deriv commun law restrict activ provid manag facil artist german nation resid germani domest connect keep uniform complex legal posit regard recognit perform right domest connect object justifi pre condit manag right german artist present unabl exploit perform right abroad foreign connect germani prevent share incom royalti gvl regard undertak provid servic gener econom interest monopoli regard manag right compar administr monopoli mean articl eec treati perform task obstruct de facto oblig act foreign resid germani pursuant articl eec treati rule member state govern system properti ownership prejud specif natur german perform right german system manag right form part system properti ownership germani gvl acknowledg apport royalti basi number broadcast durat broadcast reproduct perform mean compli fulli principl reason royalti mean german copyright law practic reason gvl consid unabl appli method calcul broadcast compani make inform reason cost effici gvl expect total amount distribut dm potenti claimant ascertain amount broadcast time devot annual germani perform artist addit artist entitl claim involv perform capac orchestra conductor artist collabor result desir calcul royalti broadcast time impractic gvl case gvl incom consist broadcast royalti provid broadcast compani remaind compos earn public reproduct restaur hotel discothequ royalti equip quot frequenc reproduct quot quot durat reproduct quot determin case part legal assess applic articl eec treati articl prohibit incompat common market abus undertak domin posit common market substanti part affect trade member state conduct prior novemb gvl undertak gvl undertak mean articl offer return financi reward perform perform artist transfer sound record broadcast compani theatr restaur hotel discothequ music user manag perform right claim vest artist manufactur exercis entrepreneuri activ consist provid servic perform right vest user sound record liabl payment royalti gvl particip commerci exchang servic subject articl lack profit motiv irrelev concept undertak mean articl quot profit quot undertak cover prohibit abus contain articl court justic european commun confirm judgment march case brt ii ecr seq domin posit gvl market servic relat manag secondari exploit right vest perform artist manufactur germani precis differenti activ associ engag exploit right regard materi geograph relev market gvl activ gvl compani deal germani manag secondari exploit right competitor gvl monopoli germani constitut substanti part common market due legal factor factual circumst abus domin posit market mean paragraph articl prohibit abus contain paragraph articl judgment court justic show view light due regard gener principl laid eec treati principl embodi articl eec treati discrimin ground nation prohibit rule discriminatori treatment domin undertak ground nation regard automat infring articl cf judgment court justic april case sacchi ecr refus gvl de facto monopoli undertak conclud manag agreement foreign artist resid germani constitut discrimin ground nation abus mean articl appli fortiori foreign artist depend servic gvl deni access collect societi refus meant financi disadvantag compar german domest artist led unabl assert right discrimin mean articl gvl conduct fall special prohibit discrimin contain articl gvl discrimin trade partner ground unrel transact involv foreign artist trade partner artist gener part german econom life perform transfer sound record broadcast present public germani receiv fee royalti therefor transact quot trade quot mean articl artist gvl consist fact gvl servic afford manag right provid return valuabl consider gvl administr share royalti collect sole decis factor fact gvl activ provis servic correspond materi consider move artist artist quot natur quot trade partner gvl convers gvl quot natur quot trade partner artist claim artist payment royalti met practic gvl gvl artist depend busi aim gvl safeguard right artist payment royalti gvl artist unabl assert secondari exploit right argument foreign artist trade partner gvl conclud manag agreement accept domin undertak counter accus discrimin maintain quot trade partner quot criterion lack prevent natur trade partner actual trade partner impos addit requir foreign artist conduct take resid germani made actual trade partner gvl show foreign artist quot trade parti quot mean articl prevent actual trade partner gvl addit requir resid germani impos gvl categori gener discriminatori treatment prior novemb gvl discrimin foreign artist compar german artist impos foreign artist seek manag servic addit requir resid germani impos german nation gvl conduct consist specif refus act behalf individu foreign artist imposit addit gener requir foreign artist foreign artist fulfil requir gvl prepar conclud manag agreement extent gvl appli gener dissimilar condit trade partner equival transact prohibit discrimin contain articl presuppos exist equival transact trade partner concern foreign artist german domest artist transfer perform right germani gvl exploit transact effect foreign artist assign perform right germani gvl effect german domest artist difficult foreign artist furnish proof right germani german domest artist alter substant transact effect foreign artist exist perform right germani prove differ respect effect german domest artist transact propos foreign artist gvl quot equival quot mean articl place foreign artist competit disadvantag competit take place artist respect perform german market member state artist special interest ensur perform broadcast reproduc public sound record perform sold larg number discriminatori conduct part gvl foreign artist resid germani disadvantag competit artist foreign artist receiv royalti respect secondari exploit perform germani fact payment thereof vest incur financi loss compar german domest artist categori beneficiari enjoi preferenti treatment result gvl conduct hand stronger econom posit econom advantag foreign artist capabl affect competit case artist slight financi disadvantag consider impact trade posit market absenc justif sole circumst applic gvl condit equival transact foreign artist constitut abus justifi object ground cf commiss decis decemb chiquita oj main object rais gvl oblig manag right foreign artist argument put forward justifi conduct made practic relat manag consist uniform complex legal posit regard recognit perform right commun commiss awar difficulti face artist collect societi associ collect royalti artist manufactur respect secondari exploit result differ legal posit commun awar present statutori part manufactur artist receiv royalti grant member state remain member state grant similar statutori right artist manufactur countri statutori perform right rule contractu agreement result member state final analysi artist manufactur receiv royalti payment respect secondari exploit desir achiev uniform legal posit regard secondari exploit commun differ legal posit justifi conduct depriv artist opportun assert right member state gvl refus obstacl artist wish receiv royalti secondari exploit perform gvl content oblig protect foreign artist discrimin german artist payment royalti abroad reject oblig manag right base competit rule vest foreign artist payment royalti respect secondari exploit germani oblig manag right appli compar domin undertak member state german artist possess right royalti member state suffer discrimin part undertak comparison artist nation oblig manag right foreign artist impos gvl discrimin german artist bring equal treatment artist perform made public germani effect trade member state gvl abus domin posit affect trade member state trade mean competit rule consist commerci busi activ includ provis servic cf judgment court justic sacchi sole criterion gvl conduct directli indirectli potenti restrict freedom trade good servic manner ran counter attain object singl market state cf judgment court justic juli costen grundig commiss ecr gvl refus assum respons exploit right germani foreign resid germani resid member state hinder creation uniform market servic commun unlik german foreign avail gvl servic cross frontier movement servic develop gvl refus hinder commun restrict movement servic appreci multitud foreign holder right prevent exploit right irrelev gvl restrict activ territori member state commiss state decis agreement conduct relat member state lead restrict trade trade partner member state exclud agreement advantag conduct decis decemb keramisch fliesen oj decis juli papier peint de belgiqu oj present case doubt direct restrict trade caus discrimin foreign artist resid member state discrimin effect erect artifici barrier provis servic gvl provid servic germani foreign artist recipi servic member state econom relat member state econom discrimin suffer foreign artist affect cross frontier competit posit discrimin place foreign artist favour posit favour german domest artist perform competit commun affect trade member state inapplic articl treati pursuant articl undertak entrust oper servic gener econom interest subject rule contain treati rule competit applic rule obstruct perform law fact task assign privat undertak provis entrust oper servic gener econom interest act public author cf judgment court justic brt ii articl permit circumst arrang derog treati concept undertak reli provis interpret strictli gvl entrust offici act public author oper servic admittedli carri activ subject offici author specif task assign result quot precondit author quot offici author grant subject check compani request author satisfi precondit relat associ exploit perform right laid wahrnehmungsgesetz grant author natur assign task permiss carri activ author overrid statutori prohibit complet legal content entrust task specif respons specif oblig offici confer undertak necessarili strict interpret concept quot undertak quot contain articl show gvl fall provis accept gvl quot entrust quot oper servic servic quot gener econom interest quot gvl protect privat interest artist court justic european commun held judgment brt ii gener interest protect undertak manag privat interest includ properti right protect law appli gvl inapplic articl treati gvl argument pursuant articl eec treati german statutori rule govern perform right activ collect societi prejud competit rule unfound german legisl author prohibit collect societi act behalf foreign resid germani left question open interpret articl propos gvl complet undermin applic provis eec treati field industri properti right oblig part gvl manag foreign right enabl avail quot properti quot substant claim payment royalti germani legal exist claim german artist foreign resid germani affect german system properti ownership conduct novemb amend articl associ standard manag agreement gvl end discrimin artist german nation affect member state nation artist resid member state present apportion procedur appli equal german foreign artist present apportion procedur mean perfect artist share incom royalti germani proport fee primari exploit paid manufactur relat germani sound record reach germani market channel predetermin person liabl payment fee left account method assess person pai fee quot relat germani quot light inform regard abus view great practic difficulti refer gvl apport royalti fairli manner settlement chosen gvl base fee receiv artist relat german market circumst method satisfi requir equit cost effect apportion applic articl regul gvl commit infring novemb consid justifi view uncertain legal posit exclud artist german nation resid germani avail manag servic decis need clarifi legal posit benefit complain order prevent ident similar infring futur make clear differ member state law justifi discrimin domin undertak adopt decis articl gvl conduct prior novemb character failur conclud manag agreement foreign artist resid germani manag perform right vest artist germani constitut artist possess nation member state european commun resid member state abus domin posit mean articl eec treati articl decis address gesellschaft zur verwertung von leistungsschutzrechten esplanad hamburg brussel octob commiss fran andriessen member commiss