Following the Information Society Directive of 2001 (introducing the concept of "fair compensation" for private copying into EU Law), total collection from levies on copying media and equipment in the EU tripled, from about €170m to more than €500m per annum. Levy schemes exist now in 22 out of 27 Member States (with only the UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg remaining outside). Despite their wide adoption, levy systems are little understood, both in respect of their rationale and their economic consequences. Weiterlesen
"Das Internet macht das Wissen der Menschheit auch für breite Bevölkerungsschichten und arme Länder verfügbar. Aber die Medien- und Informationsindustrie betrachtet diesen Reichtum als ihr privates Eigentum, das sie schützen und vermarkten will"
