Airbnb rentals and communication to the public: do you need a specific licence for your TV/radio sets?
When the room you booked on Airbnb is already occupied Earlier this week, The IPKat received an intriguing couple of questions from a reader who is currently studying IP law: does someone renting out their spare bedroom on Airbnb around 50% of the time have to acquire a separate licence for the TV set which they have in said room? and what if they also have a radio set that allows guests to play music in said environment? From an EU perspective, issues of this kind require consideration of the string of case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the right of communication to the public under the InfoSoc and Rental and Lending Rights Directives, including a pending referral - Stim and SAMI , C-753/18 [Katpost here ] ( the Opinion of the appointed Advocate General is expected on 15 January 2020) - asking whether: the hiring out of cars equipped as standard with radio receiver...