Court of Justice 12 December 1973, 127-73 (Belgische Radio en Televisie and société belge des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs v SV SABAM and NV Fonior.)

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE-GENERAL MAYRAS DELIVERED ON 12 DECEMBER 1973 ( 1 ) Mr President, Members of the Court, I — Introduction 1. Facts The Belgian Association of Authors, Composers and Publishers, in abbreviated form SABAM, is a cooperative association governed by civil law with the object of exploiting, administering and managing, in the widest sense of those terms, all copyrights and kindred