The Second Chamber has agreed with a bill that is wider and stricter supervision on collective management organisations like Buma/Stemra. In the future, need for unilateral tariefstijgingen consent be obtained.
The proposal of staatssecretatis Teeven, where the Second Chamber agrees is gone, the College of Supervision Copyright more powers and introduces stricter rules for the agencies charged by the College to be controlled. In the future, unilateral price increases, for example, first have to be approved by the College. In addition to the fees, licence conditions, discount schemes, management costs and additional positions of the directors be made public.
The new legislation covers all collective management organisations that currently by the College of Supervision Copyright controlled: Buma/Stemra, Stichting Thuiskopie, Stichting Exploitatie Neighbouring Rights, Foundation for Lending and Stichting Reprorecht. Foundations on a voluntary basis, money collect, or distribute, such as Videma and the Foundation for Neighbouring rights organization for Musicians and Actors, also need through the College steered going to be.
The bill would also make it possible to meet administration costs limits, which, for example, extremely high salaries of top executives they can be handled. Also would the College, if necessary, fines are allowed to submit up to five percent of the annual direct debit.
D66 mp Kees Verhoeven said at the end of last year against the College, and called it a ‘toothless tiger’. The College would be insufficient to monitor because it is only six times per year. Verhoeven argued for a new ‘superautoriteit’ to this task to take over. With the adoption of the bill seems the chance of that, however, is nil.