Emine Bozkurt, europarlementari lwa r of the Labour party, wants the European Commission to know whether the abolition of the thuiskopieheffing in the Netherlands is contrary to European legislation. The European division of the party is against abolition.
The PvdA member of the european parliament has asked the European Commission to find out whether the plans of minister Teeven of Security and Justice, however, consistent with the European rules. She states that member states are obliged to schemes so that artists be compensated for the copying.
Bozkurt will find that Teeven an alternative of income must offer before he kopievergoeding for private use, dropped. “The netherlands are authors and artists out in the cold”, said Bozkurt Thursday, according to the ANP.
Teeven announced in april that he thuiskopieheffing on blank media carriers wants to abolish, and a downloadverbod want to set up. At the end of this year or beginning of 2012 there should be more clarity about the plans, such as what still as legitimate private copying is seen. Than is the text of the bill about ready. There is already many years of discussion about the charging scheme for home copying. Stichting De Thuiskopie cried for a long time precisely for expansion of the system to, for example, music players.