In its 12 May 2026 ruling opposing Meta and the Italian regulator AGCOM, the Grand Chamber of the \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc09\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc14\u00a0confirmed that online platforms must fairly remunerate publishers for the use of their content.\u00a0(case C-797\/23, Meta v AGCOM)<\/p>\n
Asked by Minted<\/a>, our partner Mathilde Croze<\/a>, head of Tech & Data practice at LERINS<\/a>, sums up what is at stake:<\/p>\n “A plat form\u2019s freedom to conduct a business does not entitle it to exploit protected content without fairly compensating rights holders<\/em>“<\/strong><\/p>\n By rejecting “freedom to conduct a business” as a shield, the Court directly reinforces French law: the Balanant bill, due before the Senate on 16 June, and the pending claims brought by publishers against Microsoft and LinkedIn.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd16 Its reach goes well beyond the press. While the ruling does not directly address AI training, it establishes a key principle: requiring tech giants to compensate creators and publishers is not, in itself, incompatible with fundamental economic freedoms.<\/p>\n