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Private copy levy alows private copies of content. "A private copying levy (also known as blank media tax or levy) is a government-mandated scheme in which a sp

by acd 4y ago

Private copy levy alows private copies of content. "A private copying levy (also known as blank media tax or levy) is a government-mandated scheme in which a special tax or levy (additional to any general sales tax) is charged on purchases of recordable media. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy Sweden has such a private copy law. You pay a tax fee on USB and other storage media such as hard disks but the fee includes the right to make private copies. "Privatkopieringsersättning" EU version https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32001L0029&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL... "(38) Member States should be allowed to provide for an exception or limitation to the reproduction right for certain types of reproduction of audio, visual and audio-visual material for private use, accompanied by fair compensation. This may include the introduction or continuation of remuneration schemes to compensate for the prejudice to rightholders."

null_object 4y ago
> Sweden has such a private copy law. You pay a tax fee on USB and other storage media such as hard disks but the fee includes the right to make private copies. I'm not sure what your view on this law is, but I might add that it's a terrible idea, badly implemented. For those of us who use hard disks for data backups, our own music, or large image files (I backup scans of large-format film photographs which can be almost 1GB each), the law taxes us unjustly, and also the distribution of the proceeds is inequitable and doesn't benefit artists or creators, but rather the bureaucracies that administer it.
- YurgenJurgensen 4y ago
  In order to reduce health issues cause by over-consumption of sugary drinks, I propose a levy on aluminium because Coca Cola is commonly distributed in aluminium cans.
- themitigating 4y ago
  Who administers it?
  - rightbyte 4y ago
    For maximum sillyness, a private company owned by different unions, Copyswede.
    - cbnotfromthere 4y ago
lakomen 4y ago
I wonder, if I'm on the copyright holder side, how can I access that money?
Mindwipe 4y ago
The private copy law does not permit you to obtain copies from elsewhere, make copies from a source that was not legally obtained, or to bypass a technical protection measure to make such copies.

by acd 4y ago

null_object 4y ago

> Sweden has such a private copy law. You pay a tax fee on USB and other storage media such as hard disks but the fee includes the right to make private copies. I'm not sure what your view on this law is, but I might add that it's a terrible idea, badly implemented. For those of us who use hard disks for data backups, our own music, or large image files (I backup scans of large-format film photographs which can be almost 1GB each), the law taxes us unjustly, and also the distribution of the proceeds is inequitable and doesn't benefit artists or creators, but rather the bureaucracies that administer it.

YurgenJurgensen 4y ago
In order to reduce health issues cause by over-consumption of sugary drinks, I propose a levy on aluminium because Coca Cola is commonly distributed in aluminium cans.
themitigating 4y ago
Who administers it?
- rightbyte 4y ago
  For maximum sillyness, a private company owned by different unions, Copyswede.
  - cbnotfromthere 4y ago

lakomen 4y ago

I wonder, if I'm on the copyright holder side, how can I access that money?

Mindwipe 4y ago

The private copy law does not permit you to obtain copies from elsewhere, make copies from a source that was not legally obtained, or to bypass a technical protection measure to make such copies.