Official Journal of the European Union

C 65/26

(Case C-753/18)

(2019/C 65/34)

Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellants: Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå u.p.a. (Stim), Svenska artisters och musikers intresseorganisation ek. för. (SAMI)

Respondents: Fleetmanager Sweden AB, Nordisk Biluthyrning AB

Questions referred

1.Does the hiring out of cars which are equipped as standard with radio receivers mean that the person who hires the cars out is a user who makes a communication to the public within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29 (1) and within the meaning of Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115? (2)

2.What is the significance, if any, of the volume of the car hire activities and the duration of the hires?

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10).

Directive 2006/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual property (OJ 2006 L 376, p. 28).