The European Court of Justice has ruled that technology companies do not need to compensate copyright-holders when private copies of legally acquired music or films are made on their devices.

The judgment was made following a Danish case brought against Nokia by Copydan, in which backdated payment was requested from Nokia for including memory cards with devices that were shipped from 2004 to 2009.

The Danish court (Østre Landsret) sought clarification on the matter and found that compensation does not ...