Italy: Advocate General of Court of Justice of European Union issued opinion on compatibility of Italian copyright compensation rules for digital platforms with European Union's copyright directive (Regional Administrative Court for Lazio v Meta Platforms Ireland) (Case No. C-797/23)

On 10 July 2025, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of European Union issued an opinion on the Italian implementation of Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The Directive grants press publishers exclusive rights for the online use of their publications by information society service providers (ISSPs) including Meta Platforms Ireland. The Advocate General found that Italy’s obligations requiring ISSPs to negotiate with publishers, disclose information, maintain content visibility during negotiations, and granting the regulator AGCOM powers to set remuneration benchmarks and monitor compliance are compatible with EU law, provided they do not restrict contractual freedom or require payment without actual or intended use.