Music-sharing platforms spared extra licenses in EU court ruling
By Inbar Preiss ( November 12, 2026, 12:29 GMT | Insight) -- A single copyright license can cover both sharing users’ uploads and storing the necessary copies on platforms’ servers, EU judges have ruled. The decision clarifies the rules for online platforms and music collecting societies, while sparing eligible users additional licensing requirements.Online content-sharing platforms such as YouTube and SoundCloud do not need separate copyright licenses for the copies technically needed to make users’ uploads available to the public, the EU’s top court ruled on Thursday....
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