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EU law should allow copyright exception for artistic reuse, says legal opinion

By Inbar Preiss ( June 17, 2025, 16:00 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers should consider introducing an exception to European copyright laws that would allow for the artistic reuse of content, a senior EU lawyer said today in an opinion on a long-running legal battle over the use of a sample of a song by German electronic group Kraftwerk. The recommendation, which Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou said would support remix culture, memes and other forms of online user-generated content, comes as the European Commission prepares to review the EU's copyright framework.EU lawmakers should consider introducing an exception to European copyright laws that would allow for the artistic reuse of content, a senior EU lawyer said today in an opinion on a long-running legal battle over the use of a sample of a track by German electronic group Kraftwerk....

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