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No copyright levy on offline streaming copies, EU court says on HP, Dell case

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( April 16, 2026, 10:57 GMT | Insight) -- Offline copies of audiovisual works provided by streaming platforms do not fall under the private copying exception of the EU's copyright law, the bloc's highest court said Thursday following a Dutch case against HP, Dell and a Dutch foundation STOBI. The judgment from the European Court of Justice would mean that device manufacturers would not be required to pay a levy to rightsholders for offering the service.Offline copies of audiovisual works provided by streaming platforms do not fall under the private copying exception of the EU's copyright law, the bloc's highest curt said Thursday in relation to a case against HP, Dell and a Dutch foundation STOBI.  ...

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