I. Introduction On 12 October 2010, the European Commission decided that French subsidies granted to young online music consumers residing in France – and thereby favouring the music recording industry, enshrined together with the three-strike copyright policy – were in line with Article 107(3)(c) TFEU.1 This article will describe the French subsidy measure and situate it in its context. Afterwards, we will try to examine the accuracy of the measure a