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Economic Times
11-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
EU's top court adviser sides with Italy in Meta Platforms dispute
The European Union's Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a dispute between Facebook owner Meta and the Italian communications authority AGCOM, over a fee the US tech giant has to pay publishers in Italy for using snippets of their news articles. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU's highest court said on European Union's Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a dispute between Facebook owner Meta and the Italian communications authority AGCOM, over a fee the U.S. tech giant has to pay publishers in Italy for using snippets of their news had questioned whether such national measures are compatible with rights already granted to publishers under the EU copyright legislation But CJEU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said the rights the EU had intended to give to publishers went beyond only allowing them to oppose the use of their material if they were not paid for them."Their purpose is to establish the conditions under which those publications are actually used, while allowing publishers to receive a fair share of the revenues derived by platforms from that use," he said."The limitations introduced pursue a public interest recognised by the EU legislature: strengthening the economic viability of the press, a key pillar of democracy."Meta said it would await the court's final decision, but added it believed that the Italian implementation of the directive undermined copyright harmonization across Europe."This case highlights the need for consistent legislation, as fragmentation stifles innovation and creates uncertainty," a Meta spokesperson his opinion, Szpunar said the Italian regulator should keep in mind contractual freedom."The powers conferred on AGCOM - including the definition of benchmark criteria for determining remuneration, the resolution of disagreements and the monitoring of the obligation to provide information - are permissible if they are limited to assistance and do not deprive the parties of their contractual freedom," he court, which usually follows the majority of recommendations by the advocate-general, will rule in the coming case is C-797/23 Meta Platforms Ireland (Fair compensation)
The Hindu
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
EU's top court adviser sides with Italy in Meta Platforms dispute
EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU's highest court said on Thursday. The European Union's Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a dispute between Facebook owner Meta and the Italian communications authority AGCOM, over a fee the U.S. tech giant has to pay publishers in Italy for using snippets of their news articles. Meta had questioned whether such national measures are compatible with rights already granted to publishers under the EU copyright legislation. But CJEU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said the rights the EU had intended to give to publishers went beyond only allowing them to oppose the use of their material if they were not paid for them. "Their purpose is to establish the conditions under which those publications are actually used, while allowing publishers to receive a fair share of the revenues derived by platforms from that use," he said. "The limitations introduced pursue a public interest recognised by the EU legislature: strengthening the economic viability of the press, a key pillar of democracy." However Szpunar said the Italian regulator should keep in mind contractual freedom. "The powers conferred on AGCOM – including the definition of benchmark criteria for determining remuneration, the resolution of disagreements and the monitoring of the obligation to provide information – are permissible if they are limited to assistance and do not deprive the parties of their contractual freedom," he said. The court, which usually follows the majority of recommendations by the advocate-general, will rule in the coming months. The case is C-797/23 Meta Platforms Ireland (Fair compensation).
Indian Express
10-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
EU's top court adviser sides with Italy in Meta Platforms dispute
EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU's highest court said on Thursday. The European Union's Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a dispute between Facebook owner Meta and the Italian communications authority AGCOM, over a fee the US tech giant has to pay publishers in Italy for using snippets of their news articles. Meta had questioned whether such national measures are compatible with rights already granted to publishers under the EU copyright legislation. But CJEU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said the rights the EU had intended to give to publishers went beyond only allowing them to oppose the use of their material if they were not paid for them. 'Their purpose is to establish the conditions under which those publications are actually used, while allowing publishers to receive a fair share of the revenues derived by platforms from that use,' he said. 'The limitations introduced pursue a public interest recognised by the EU legislature: strengthening the economic viability of the press, a key pillar of democracy.' Meta said it would await the court's final decision, but added it believed that the Italian implementation of the directive undermined copyright harmonisation across Europe. 'This case highlights the need for consistent legislation, as fragmentation stifles innovation and creates uncertainty,' a Meta spokesperson said. In his opinion, Szpunar said the Italian regulator should keep in mind contractual freedom. 'The powers conferred on AGCOM – including the definition of benchmark criteria for determining remuneration, the resolution of disagreements and the monitoring of the obligation to provide information – are permissible if they are limited to assistance and do not deprive the parties of their contractual freedom,' he said. The court, which usually follows the majority of recommendations by the advocate-general, will rule in the coming months. The case is C-797/23 Meta Platforms Ireland (Fair compensation).
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
EU's top court adviser sides with Italy in Meta Platforms dispute
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills EU member states have the right to impose their own measures to strengthen the position of publishers in their dealings with large online platforms as long as these do not undermine freedom of contract, an adviser to the EU's highest court said on European Union's Court of Justice (CJEU) is handling a dispute between Facebook owner Meta and the Italian communications authority AGCOM, over a fee the US tech giant has to pay publishers in Italy for using snippets of their news had questioned whether such national measures are compatible with rights already granted to publishers under the EU copyright legislation But CJEU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said the rights the EU had intended to give to publishers went beyond only allowing them to oppose the use of their material if they were not paid for them."Their purpose is to establish the conditions under which those publications are actually used, while allowing publishers to receive a fair share of the revenues derived by platforms from that use," he said."The limitations introduced pursue a public interest recognised by the EU legislature: strengthening the economic viability of the press, a key pillar of democracy."However Szpunar said the Italian regulator should keep in mind contractual freedom."The powers conferred on AGCOM - including the definition of benchmark criteria for determining remuneration, the resolution of disagreements and the monitoring of the obligation to provide information - are permissible if they are limited to assistance and do not deprive the parties of their contractual freedom," he court, which usually follows the majority of recommendations by the advocate-general, will rule in the coming case is C-797/23 Meta Platforms Ireland (Fair compensation).
Euronews
06-02-2025
- Business
- Euronews
Online platforms not liable for sex ad content, but should know advertisers: EU court
Online platforms shouldn't be held liable for the content of advertisements they publish, but they must be able to verify the identity of advertisers, according to a non-binding opinion of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday related to an ad on a Russmedia platform purporting to sell sex services. The opinion by Advocate General Maciej Szpunar held that under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the operator of the marketplace must verify the identity of user advertisers. The case was referred after the Romanian Court of Appeal asked the EU's highest court for clarification regarding the responsibilities of the operator of an online marketplace in a case involving an advertisement published on a website of online marketplace Russmedia, which is headquartered in Austria. The ad stated that a woman was offering sexual services and contained photos and a telephone number taken from the victim's accounts on social networking sites, used without her consent. Russmedia quickly deleted the advertisement, but it was reproduced on other websites, and the victim brought an action against Russmedia. Szpunar states that under the EU's rules on electronic commerce, the operator of an online marketplace, in this case Russmedia, can be 'considered eligible for an exemption from liability in respect of the content of advertisements published on its marketplace provided that its role remains neutral and purely technical.' Under the GDPR, the operator of an online marketplace acts as a processor of the personal data contained in advertisements. It is not necessary to check the content of those advertisements systematically before publication, the opinion says. However, the marketplace must adopt organisational and technical measures to protect those data. The Advocate General says that as regards the personal data of user advertisers registered on that online marketplace, the operator of that marketplace acts as a controller and, in that context, must verify the identity of the user advertisers. The Advocate General's Opinion is not binding on the Court of Justice. A judgment will be given at a later date.
