Cloud service providers ask Italian court to annul new cloud copyright levy
By Inbar Preiss ( May 26, 2026, 15:09 GMT | Insight) -- Cloud providers say Italy’s new private-copying levy on cloud storage risks raising costs, duplicating existing hardware charges and fragmenting the EU cloud market. A trade group has asked an Italian court to annul and suspend the measure while the case proceeds.A European association of cloud service providers has challenged Italy’s decision to extend private copying levies to cloud storage services....
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