Meta loses court fight over compensation to Italian publishers
The ruling backs Italy’s regulator and could shape similar publisher compensation disputes across Europe, with Meta saying it will review the decision.
- On Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Meta must compensate Italian publishers for using news snippets, upholding an order from Italy's telecoms watchdog AGCOM.
- Meta previously challenged AGCOM's authority, arguing compensation should result from private commercial negotiations rather than regulatory intervention, prompting an Italian court to refer the dispute to the CJEU.
- The ruling confirms rights under Article 15 of the European Union Copyright Directive. Angela Mills Wade, executive director at the European Publishers Council, stated "quality journalism depends on the ability of publishers to recoup investments."
- Meta stated it will review the decision in full and engage constructively as the matter returns to Italian courts, maintaining its legal position despite the court's judgment.
- Case C-797/23 sets a significant precedent across Europe and could influence ongoing disputes over how tech companies pay for news snippets or content used in artificial intelligence training.
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Meta just lost a major copyright fight in Europe, and the ruling could reshape how tech companies use news content online and for AI systems. Europe’s top court on Tuesday backed an Italian regulator in a closely watched case involving […] The post Meta loses landmark EU copyright case over publisher payments for news snippets in Italy first appeared on Tech Startups.
Member States may grant publishers of newspapers the right to fair remuneration for publishers of newspapers by online platforms using their content....
Italian publishers of newspapers express great satisfaction for the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union that has recognized the compatibility with the European law of the Italian legislation on fair remuneration of publishers for the online use of journalistic publications
The European Justice has made a statement this Tuesday that fully affects the use that digital platforms make of the contents published in the media. Upon an appeal filed by the technological Meta against a decision of the Italian Communications Guarantee Authority (AGCOM), the Court of Justice of the European Union recognizes the right of the media to a “fair remuneration” for the use of its contents on the platforms. The judgment has been hand…
The EU Court ruled that it should be the Member States that decide whether platforms such as Facebook, Google or Instagram should pay the media for using their content
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