A Tectonic Shift in the European System of Collective Management of Copyright? Possible Effects of the Soulier Decision.

Collective management increasingly operates on the basis of the non-voluntary inclusion of right holders. After the first such licensing scheme has been questioned before the CJEU, the requirements of the operation of non-voluntary schemes are clearer. This article analyses the decision and discusses the possible effects on collective management in Member States, predicting a largely negative impact on national copyright policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]