A tablet of the brand Archos. ArchosLa Commission on Compensation for private copying adopted Tuesday, December 14, a new scale, raising the ire of the particular electronics manufacturer Archos French, but also access provider Free [whose founder, Xavier Niel, is a shareholder of Tech Buzz News Group], which estimates that its new Internet box should be excluded from the scope of the levy on private copying.What is the principle of private copying? Established in 1985, this tax is intended to compensate artists for the shortfall is that personal copying of music or film obtained legally. Initially, only analog media such as blank audio cassettes, were subject. But with technological development, the fee has been gradually extended to other formats (.
Pdf) such as recordable CDs and DVDs, USB keys, but also smartphones and MP3 players. What's in this new scale? The site specializes PCINpact, the Commission first voted removing the ceilings on fees on multiple media, including hard drive external high capacity. A decision that should benefit dealers located abroad.
For devices up to 2 terabytes (2,000 gigabytes) would increase by more than 15 euros, said the specialized site. But the committee also expanded the type of devices subject to the royalty, now including GPS receivers and car radios have an internal memory and, most importantly, touch pads.
How much does this tax? In 2009, the remuneration for private copying amounted to 182 million euros against 173 million euros a year earlier. 75% of monies collected are paid directly to beneficiaries (authors, performers and producers), the rest being used for actions in support of creation.
In 2009, the main source of private copying levy is audiovisual (87.99 million euros), for private copying sound (85.42 million euros). How is the list of equipment subject to withholding? Is an independent media that defines the subject and the amount of compensation that varies "depending on media type and capacity of recording possible" .
This committee includes representatives of beneficiaries, consumer associations, and manufacturers of recordable media. Why private copying poses Does problem for touch pads? "For us, this tax would result in a surcharge of about 10%, which will inevitably be passed on to the final price to be paid by the consumer," argues Henry Crohas, Archos founder.
While the market is still emerging and largely dominated by Apple and its iPad, the French manufacturer Archos fears that its strategy of low prices on the shelves being compromised. Because for a device with a memory capacity of between 40 and 64 gigabytes, the new scheme provides a tax of 12 euros, against 9 cents for 128 megabytes.
Archos also concerned that the possibility of using the operating system (OS) Windows is the primary criterion used to distinguish the touch pads of PCs, which are not, themselves, subject to the levy. Tablet Archos 9, Windows, and will not subject the device, while its new range of devices using Google's Android system, will be.
It is also the case for the iPad, whose OS is also considered "mobile". The Tabbee Orange, for its part will not be taxed because it uses Linux. When the new device will be applied there? The Commission on Compensation for private copying is scheduled to meet Wednesday, January 12, for a second discussion, which should be followed by publication in the Official Journal.
The new scale should be applied early in the month of February. But Archos is planning an appeal with the State Council, as the Union of Industrial electronic audiovisual materials (Simavelec). At the end of October, the private copying levies were also challenged by the European Court of Justice, arguing that such charges should not apply to companies who purchase property for business reasons.
"The application of copyright levies to support reproductive acquired by companies and professionals for purposes other than private copying does not comply with EU law", summarize the judges in Luxembourg. Tech News Buzz. en
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