ECJ Ruling on Broadcast Retransmission in Residential Facilities (heise.de)

• Internal retransmission exempted from royalty requirements
• Residents classified as private audience
• Clarification of EU copyright communication directives

"The European Court of Justice ruled that internal retransmission of satellite signals within nursing homes does not constitute a 'communication to the public' requiring additional copyright royalties. The court rejected the collecting society Gema's claim, determining that residents constitute a private, rather than public, audience."