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Google, Meta, Spotify, Sony, Streamz challenge Belgium's copyright law

By Matthew Newman ( February 16, 2023, 14:14 GMT | Insight) -- Google, Meta Platforms, Spotify, Sony Music Entertainment Belgium and Flemish streaming service Streamz are seeking an annulment of different aspects of Belgium’s copyright law at the country’s Constitutional Court. The  companies are concerned that the Belgian measures on remuneration for authors and performers for content-sharing platforms and streaming services go beyond the provisions of the EU Copyright Directive.Google, Meta Platforms, Spotify, Sony Music Entertainment Belgium and Flemish streaming service Streamz are seeking an annulment of different aspects of Belgium’s copyright law at the country’s Constitutional Court....

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