Artists from countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), like those from the EU, are entitled to an equitable remuneration shared with the recording producer. This is the thrust of a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, on Friday 18 September, on the interpretation to be given to Directive 2006/115 on neighbouring rights in the field of intellectual property (Case C-265/19).
Two Irish companies are opposed in this case: on the one hand the company RAAP, which...