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In February 2007, Marknadsdomstolen (the Market Court) requested a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice in a dispute between, on the one hand, the private television channels Kanal 5 Ltd (Kanal 5) and TV 4 AB (TV 4) and, on the other hand, the collecting society Föreningen Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musik Byrå (Swedish Performing Rights Society) (STIM). The procedure concerns the compensation that STIM requires from television channels so as to allow them access to copyright-protected music works from the repertoire administered by the organization. The private TV channels...

On 26 May 2008, the Kammarrätten i Stockholm (the Stockholm Administrative Court of Appeals) issued a judgment on a case involving the unlawful broadcasting of advertisements. The case concerned the application of provisions included in Radio-och TV-lagen (The Radio and TV Act – RTL). The RTL is based on the TWF Directive 89/552/ECC, as amended by Directive 97/36/EC. On 25 April 2006, the Swedish nationwide television channel TV4 broadcast an interview with the very famous, at least in Sweden, artist Carola Häggkvist. In the middle of the interview, a commercial break was inserted. The break was...

The Swedish Supreme Court has come to a spectacular decision on the infringement of moral rights. The Court found that commercial breaks during films on television constitute an infringement of the directors' moral rights and that the possibility of waiving these rights is limited. In the case at hand, two well known Swedish directors complained about the broadcasting of their respective films on TV4, where the films were interrupted with commercial breaks. TV4 is Sweden's largest commercial free TV channel. At first, the directors complained to the Swedish Broadcast Commission. The Commission,...

On 24 April 2008, Svea hovrätt (the Svea Court of Appeals) issued a judgement in a case regarding a prohibitory injunction related to broadcasting rights to football games from Allsvenskan (the Premier Division of the Swedish Football League). The broadcasting rights to the Swedish Football League are held by the Swiss company Kentaro AG (Kentaro). Kentaro sublicenses these rights to television companies, who handle the production and the broadcasts. The Swedish television companies C More Entertainment AB (C More) and TV 4 both have agreements with Kentaro, allowing them to broadcast games from...

On 25 February 2008, Svea hovrätt (the Svea Court of Appeals) delivered a judgment in a case regarding the demands of good practice in relation to the naming of authors on DVDs and VHSs. The case concerned the application of section 3 of Upphovsrättslagen (the Swedish Copyright Act), as well as contract law relating to copyright. The issue at hand was initially based on an employment relationship. The plaintiff had been employed by the defendant as Vice CEO, Creative Producer and Head of the animations operations. During the course of his employment, the plaintiff created the animated series “Da...