European Court of Justice rules Meta must compensate Italian publishers for content use
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EU vs US: Europe's highest judicial authority has sided with Italian publishers, ruling that Meta must compensate news organizations. The court stated that social media companies are no different from other service providers and must negotiate licenses to lawfully use publishers' content. The question now is whether Meta will comply.
In a recent press release, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU/Curia) explained its decision in a case involving Meta and the Italian regulatory authority (C-797/23). The EU's highest judicial body stated that member states may grant local publishers the right to fair compensation, requiring online service providers such as Mark Zuckerberg's company to pay for the use of their content.
The C-797/23 case was initiated by Meta, which asked the CJEU to intervene after the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority approved...
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