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20JanThe EU Commission fines six video games manufacturers €7.8 million for geo-blocking practices (Valve / Bandai Namco / Capcom / Focus Home / Koch Media / ZeniMax)Over the course of less than two months, in late 2020 and early 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Commission (Commission) issued two decisions with diametrically opposed effects on the licensing and business model of copyrighted content across the EEA. However, the two decisions are in no way in conflict with each other.
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25NovThe EU Court of Justice publishes its judgment stating that the fee structure for music played at festivals adopted by the Belgian collecting society is not necessarily abusive (SABAM)On November 25, 2020, the Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered its judgment in Case C-327/19, stating that the fee structure for music played at festivals adopted by the Belgian collecting society SABAM is not necessarily abusive under Article 102 TFEU.