Finland: : New system for compensating private copying

• Autores: Anette Alén-Savikko
• Localización: IRIS: Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory, ISSN-e 1023-8565, Nº. 6, 2015, págs. 13-14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Reproduction for private purposes is permitted in Section 12 of the Finnish Copyright Act (404/1961), while compensation for private copying is regulated in Chapter 2a of the Act. In late 2014, the system was amended so that this compensation is included in the State budget. The reform meant a new formulation of Sections 26 a-b and references thereto, as well as the repealing of Sections 26 c-26 f and 26 h. The new provisions entered into force on 1 January 2015. However, levies collected in 2014 are paid out pursuant to the old provisions. The previous system relied on a levy imposed on the manufacturer or importer of recording devices. Resellers had secondary liability.