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On March 21, 2024, the European Court of Justice made a clear, and in some ways revolutionary, ruling on the management of copyright in musical works in Italy and the EU: in a ruling clarifying the interpretation of Directive 2014/26/EU on the intermediation of copyright and related rights in musical works (the Barnier Directive), the Court implemented a complete liberalization of the intermediation sector in the music field, with a disruptive impact on the SIAE-LEA duopoly in Italy.

Full article here: https://www.ilnordestquotidiano.it/2024/06/26/la-cgue-pone-fine-al-duopolio-siae-lea-nel-contenzioso-con-jamendo-per-la-gestione-dei-diritti-dautore-sulle-opere-musicali/

Mattia Dalla Costa