The thuiskopieheffing had not frozen may be, the High Council ruled. The charge gold in addition, for years only for writable cd’s and dvd’s, and only since a year and a half, for external harddrives, pcs, smartphones and tablets.
With his statement confirms the High Council, a judgment of the Court of appeal in 2012. According to the Hoge Raad is the Netherlands by European legislation, required to copyright owners a “fair compensation” for thuiskopieën, including downloads of movies and music from illegal source. By only fees to charge for cd’s and dvd’s, and the amounts thereof in addition to freeze, and thus increase, concluded that the government had not, according to the High Council. Norma, an organization that is similar to Buma/Stemra and the rights of artists it represents, had the case filed.
Cds and dvds are becoming less important than smartphones, tablets, pcs and external hard drives, emphasizes the High Council. The government weathered by a civil court no order may give to the government to introduce legislation. Thereof is according to the High Council, however, totally out of the question.
However, makers of hardware, the Dutch state just sued them because of the thuiskopieheffing want it. As a side effect of that lawsuit would be in the Netherlands there is a downloadverbod can be entered: the question is whether the thuiskopieheffing a reasonable fee is to allow downloads from any illegal source. Currently bends the European Court of justice on that question. That the European Court of justice, the thuiskopieheffing considers insufficient, is plausible. The attorney-general of that Court will find the thuiskopieheffing also not a good scheme.
ProductOpslagcapaciteitHeffing (including vat)
Cd-r
Of € 0.04
Dvd
Of € 0.04
External hard disk
Of € 1.21
Audio/video player
< 2GB
Of € 1.21
> 2GB
€ 2,42
Hdd recorder/set-top box
< 160GB
To € 3.03
> 160GB
€ 6,05
Phone with music player or smartphone
< 16GB
€ 3,02
> 16GB
€ 6,05
Tablet
< 8 GB
€ 3,02
> 8 GB
€ 6,05
PC/laptop
€ 6,05