NLdigital asks Minister Dekker to evaluate the current regulation for the private copying compensation as soon as possible and to revise it in time for the decision-making on tariffs for the period 2023-2026. Part of the evaluation is the question whether European legislation is still in line with the current media use of consumers, whether the total revenues from the private copying tax are still in proportion to the actual damage suffered and what the impact is of new techniques and forms of distribution now and the near future.
In the worst case, you pay three times: once for the subscription to your streaming service, one charge on the smartphone with which you stream and then extra storage because that smartphone automatically makes a backup in the cloud. That has nothing to do with damage suffered. It seems to be looking for ways to continue to collect money while the damage is no longer as great as it used to be, the organizations say.
Source: Weer ophef over Thuiskopievergoeding – Emerce
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