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International Survey on Private Copying For more information contact WIPO at www.wipo.int World Intellectual Property Organization Law & Practice 2015 34, chemin des Colombettes P.O. Box 18 CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Telephone: +4122 338 91 11 Fax: +4122 733 54 28 WIPO Publication No. 1037E/16 ISBN 978-92-805-2707-0 Acknowledgement and thanks for front cover illustrations Acknowledgement and thanks for front right image courtesy of Carlos Porto at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Top image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net centre Top right image courtesy of tungphoto at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Top Lower left Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net image courtesy of xedos4 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Lowewr centre Lower right image courtesy of watcharakun at FreeDigitalPhotos.net International Survey on Private Copying Law & Practice 2015 International Survey on Private Copying Law & Practice 2015 International Survey on Private Copying Law & Practice 2015 Table of Contents PREFACE 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 1. Introduction 3 2. Methodology and Scope 3 3. Legal background for private copying remuneration 4 4. Practical implementation of compensation systems 7 5. Liability 10 6. Collection and distribution 11 7. Revenue trends 13 8. Conclusion 22 9. Annex 24 1. AUSTRIA 30 2. BELGIUM 37 3. BURKINA FASO 44 4. CANADA 46 5. CROATIA 51 6. CZECH REPUBLIC 56 7. DENMARK 60 8. ESTONIA 64 9. FINLAND 68 10. FRANCE 74 11. GERMANY 81 12. GREECE 85 13. HUNGARY 90 14. ITALY 97 15. JAPAN 103 International Survey on Private Copying 16. LATVIA 109 17. LITHUANIA 112 18. NETHERLANDS 118 19. NORWAY 123 Law & Practice 2015 20. PARAGUAY 125 21. POLAND 128 22. PORTUGAL 133 23. ROMANIA 137 24. RUSSIA 141 1 25. SLOVAK REPUBLIC 144 26. SLOVENIA 147 27. SPAIN 150 28. SWEDEN 152 29. SWITZERLAND 156 30. TURKEY 162 31. UKRAINE 164 32. UNITED STATES 166 PREFACE The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Dutch collecting society for private copying remunerations, Stichting de Thuiskopie, are pleased to present the third joint publication on the law and practice of private copying systems around the world. The survey provides a global view of private copying compensation (also known as private copying levies), an important element of copyright and related rights infrastructure. It aims to facilitate evidence-based decision-making and to provide an update on important developments in the private copying law and practice of countries that have such an exception in their legal arsenals. Stichting de Thuiskopie started collecting legal and practical information about private copying remuneration in neighboring countries in 1991. The survey quickly expanded to include all European countries with a levy system in place. Over the years, the scope has been expanded to embrace countries outside of Europe. This 24th edition covers countries on almost all continents, and includes information on Slovenia, the United Kingdom and Nigeria for the first time. The task of compiling this report was entrusted to Stichting de Thuiskopie (specifically, to Hester Wijminga and Wouter Klomp). Valuable project advice and analysis were provided by a steering committee consisting of Dr. Joost Poort of the Institute for Information Law (IVIR) and Marije van der Jagt, LL.M, legal advisor for Thuiskopie, as well as by representatives of WIPO. The production of this rich and varied collection of data would not have been possible without the support of private copying collecting societies.1 The authors are grateful to all these societies for their cooperation and their efforts to improve insight into global private copying compensation systems. The survey demonstrates the importance of this source of income for all rightholders. It is hoped that the survey will be as useful as it has been in previous years as a reference for negotiations on levies, in background reports of the European Commission, in studies of rightholders and users’ organizations alike and in the policy papers of governmental bodies. The publication provides transparent information on the administration of the levy system with regard to authors, performing artists, producers, publishers, users of copyright works, manufacturers, importers and other stakeholders. This 2015 edition of the survey contains information about levy systems and legal developments up until October 2015 as well as revenue data until 2014. It is hoped that this survey will be of interest to governments, rightholders and users and will provide a valuable source of information for policy and research. International Survey on Private Copying Law & Practice 2015 2 1 The survey contains the contact information of all the participating collecting societies. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Introduction This survey is the 24th edition of a collection and analysis of key data on private copying compensation systems around the world. For the third consecutive year, it is the result of collaboration between the private copying collection body in the Netherlands, Stichting de Thuiskopie (Dutch Private Copying Collection Society), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Previous editions were used as a reference in EU publications as well as by collecting societies and stakeholders in private copying. Physical copies have been distributed to all the participating collecting societies and to relevant research and academic institutions across the globe. The report is available on the websites of WIPO and Stichting de Thuiskopie. One hundred and fifty hard copies of the survey have been distributed, and it has been downloaded more than 39,000 times from the WIPO and Thuiskopie websites. The data compiled in the survey is exclusively provided by participating collecting societies, which are entrusted with the collection and distribution of private copying remuneration. The main objectives of the survey is to provide facts and figures regarding the function of private copying collection systems around the world and to afford insight into private copying exceptions in various legal systems, the trends in remuneration collected on behalf of rightholders and practices employed in collecting this important source of income for creators. The survey supports efforts to unify and possibly harmonize collection and distribution practices and helps to reduce the differences in the various systems that may distort regular market conditions. 2. Methodology and Scope 2.1 Research method The survey is an assembly of data delivered by collecting societies responsible for the administration of private copying compensation. The data was collected through an extensive questionnaire that covered all aspects of law and practice relevant to determining and collecting remuneration for the private use of protected works. The survey contains revenue data up to 2014 and information about levy systems and tariffs up to October 2015. Two years of revenue data have been added to the previous edition. Each year, the questionnaire is thoroughly reviewed and updated. Comments from participants and experience gained from processing the information provide insights into how the questionnaire can be improved and made more International Survey on Private Copying effective, which is reflected in subsequent studies. When necessary and appropriate, additional information and clarifications have been requested. Replies are compared with information submitted in response to earlier surveys in order to identify and address possible inconsistencies. Information regarding the population 2 and income per capita of participating countries is taken from World Bank data. Law & Practice 2015 2.2 Participating countries This edition covers information on private copying systems in 34 countries (32 chapters) across the world. For the first time, this edition contains information on the United Kingdom and Nigeria and a chapter on Slovenia. 3 Private copying compensation systems are most common in Europe. Information about levies in 22 (of 28) European Union countries is included in the survey, as is information on Norway, Switzerland, Russia and Turkey. Among EU member states, only Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta have no private copying exception. The United Kingdom introduced an exception in 2014 envisaging an accompanying remuneration for rightholders, however the legislation has been overturned in 2015. In a number of countries, there is no active system of collection, although a private copying exception has been provided for in law. This is true for Belarus, for example. In other countries, such as Bulgaria, the exception provided for has been amended, leaving virtually no leeway for collecting levies. Reasons for this vary: sometimes there is no collective management organization (CMO) that is authorized to fulfill these 2 http://data.worldbank.org/, data retrieved 21 September 2015. functions (as in Slovenia); at other times, debate about the system, legal proceedings or copyright reform has paralyzed collection and distribution. There have been many developments in private copying in the EU. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has demarcated boundaries and clarified many issues in the last couple of years. Copyright reform is a hot topic for the European Commission and systems are being adapted to the digital environment, leading some countries to abandon levy systems altogether and turn towards state-funded remuneration systems as a means of compensating rightholders for private copying. North America Compensation systems exist in Canada and the United