July 7, 2026

Google, Meta, Spotify and Sony fight Belgium’s creator-pay law at the EU court

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Google, Meta, Spotify and Sony have taken Belgium to Europe’s top court. They say its copyright law forces platforms to pay creators far beyond what the EU intended. Four of the biggest names in tech asked the EU’s Court of Justice on Tuesday to rein...