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Questions on Facebook posts copyright and news reporting limits go to EU court

( December 11, 2024, 13:16 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Copyright protection for social-media posts will come under EU judges' scrutiny after two questions were referred across by the Romanian High Court. The national court is seeking clarification on whether such text qualifies as a "work" under EU copyright law and whether national rules allowing use of short extracts for the purposes of providing news without economic advantage align with the EU Directive 2001/29. The case involves a media outlet that published the full text of a lengthy post written on Facebook by a teacher warning parents off trying to buy favors for their children.The document is attached. The case reference is C-598/24. ...

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