By Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman ( July 3, 2026, 15:28 GMT | Comment) -- Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional payments to authors and performers, in a case that could define how far EU member states may go when implementing the Copyright Directive. The implications could go beyond Belgium as other member states have adopted comparable remuneration systems.Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional payments to authors and performers, in a case that could define how far member states may go when implementing the bloc's Copyright Directive....
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