The aim of this paper is to confirm the thesis that Directive 2019/790 brings new value to Member States by analyzing the part concerning fair remuneration in exploitation contracts concluded by publishers, record companies, producers, and others with authors and performers. The research focuses on Chapter III, Section IV of Directive 2019/790, titled Measures to Create a Well-Functioning Copyright Market, which consists of the principle of appropriate and proportionate remuneration (Article 18), transparency obligation (Article 19), contract adjustment mechanism (Article 20), alternative dispute resolution procedure (Article 21), and the right of revocation (Article 22). Alongside the text of Directive 2019/790, the text of the Proposal for the Act on Copyright and Related Rights (ZAPSP) will be presented, through which the Croatian legislator harmonizes the legislative situation in the field of copyright in accordance with the goal of Directive 2019/790. In addition, the paper will encompass the position of copyright in the context of European private law, the nature of exploitation contracts, and the nature of copyright remuneration. It will present the development from the initial text of Directive 2019/790, which was preceded by a Study, to its final text. For deeper analysis, the impact of Directive 2019/790 on the legislation of six EU Member States (and the United Kingdom) will be comparatively presented. Besides the European framework, the paper will also emphasize the domestic framework, comparing the currently valid law with the Proposal for the ZAPSP and highlighting the novelties in the field of contractual copyright law arising from the text of Directive 2019/790.