Gesac _ Groupement Europeen Gesac _ Groupement Europeen
Gesac News Positions Cooperation and Partnership
Introduction
Audiovisual and Culture
Collective Rights Management
Copyright in the Information Society
Counterfeiting and Piracy
Creative content
Digital libraries
DRM
E-Commerce
European Convention
i2010
Miscellaneous
Private Copying
Resale Rights
Services
vat
Contact Info

PRIVATE COPYING

Directive 2001/29 on “the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the Information Society” of 22 May 2001 allows Member States to provide for an exception to reproduction right“ in respect of reproductions on any medium made by a natural person for private use and for ends that are neither directly nor indirectly commercial, on condition that the rightholders receive fair compensation which takes account of the application or non-application of technological measures referred to in Article 6 to the work or subject-matter concerned” (article 5.2.b).

Date Title and description Document
18/04/2008 GESAC's Contribution - Second Call for comments
Fair Compensation for acts of Private Copying
Click here to download this file - 358 Kb
08/11/2007 GESAC's Proposals
GESAC's Proposals for the Adequate Application of Private Copying Remuneration Schemes in the Internal Market
Click here to download this file - 241 Kb
08/11/2007 ECONLAW's Report
ECONLAW's Economic Analysis of Private Copy Remuneration
Click here to download this file - 560 Kb
08/11/2007 Background Document
Background Document on Private Copy Remuneration
Click here to download this file - 229 Kb
15/12/2004 Directive 2001-29
Article 12 Contact Committee: Consultation of 11 October 2004 on private copying - GESAC’s Comments
Click here to download this file - 326 Kb
 
  © GESAC 2005