Legal opinion holds the German streaming levy plans unconstitutional
A constitutional opinion by Di Fabio, reported on 26 June 2026, argues that the investment obligation planned in the Medieninvestitionsgesetz breaches the constitution.
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A constitutional-law opinion by Di Fabio concludes that the streaming levy planned under the German Medieninvestitionsgesetz is unconstitutional. The opinion was reported on 26 June 2026 by blogspan.net, under a headline stating that the legal opinion holds the plans unconstitutional ("Rechtsgutachten hält Pläne für verfassungswidrig").
The bill would require streaming services operating in Germany to invest in local production.
The opinion is a legal assessment, not a court ruling, and has no binding force in the legislative procedure.
Tracked instrument MedienInvestVG (federal investment obligation for audiovisual services), draft
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: This report was labelled as a research-vendor estimate. It rests on press reporting of a legal opinion and is now labelled reported.