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. The case originated with a request for a preliminary ruling from the Antwerp Business Court (Ondermingsrechtbank Antwerpi) in two disputes — the first between Belgische Vereniging van Auteurs, Componisten en Uitgevers CVBA (“SABAM”) and the company Weareone World BVBA (“W.W”) and the second between SABAM and the company Wecandance NV (“WCD”) — concerning royalties collected by SABAM for the use of musical works in its repertoire at festivals organized by W.W and WCD and over unpaid
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The 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)
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