Romanian law undermines copyright rules on social media posts, EU top court says
By Anna Lauwereys ( September 3, 2026, 09:57 GMT | Insight) -- Short social media posts may be protected by copyright law and subject to exceptions for media outlets that report on current events, the EU’s top court said on Thursday. Romania’s additional restrictions, which have excluded such texts in the past, could violate the bloc’s regulation if those limitations prohibit any commercial benefit from such reproduction.Media outlets may rely on copyright exemptions when reproducing social media posts to report on current events, the European Court of Justice said in a judgment on Thursday. Romanian law that prohibits such use overreaches and goes against the bloc’s copyright directive, the court said....
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