The freedom to provide services (article 56 TFEU), read in conjunction with the Collective Management Directive (2014) precludes legislation of a Member State which generally and absolutely excludes the possibility of independent management entities established in another Member State providing their copyright management services in that first Member State.
Access by independent management entities to copyright management activities not exhaustively harmonised at Union level.
Collective Management Directive does not preclude legislation of a Member State which generally and absolutely excludes the possibility of independent management entities established in another Member State providing their copyright management services in that first Member State.
E-commerce Directive does not apply to management of copyright and neighboring rights.
Management of copyright and neighboring rights does not fall within the scope of the Services Directive 2006.
