How? Just how is this going to work?

[Halo Jones]

"Copyright Levies Can Be Imposed On Sale Of Printers, Computers, EU High Court Rules:

"copyright collecting society VG Wort sought remuneration by way of a levy on personal computers and printers sold in Germany from 2001-2007. The German Federal Court of Justice referred the case to the ECJ to interpret relevant European law provisions."

Details here

This is a hell of a can of worms, surely by precedent if this goes through then gun manufactures can be sued / fined for every death? Car manufactures can be sued for every RTA?

I really can’t see how it’s going to work.

[Ticktock]

Without RTFA, isn't this the same as the tariff imposed on blank media, e.g. CDs, DVDs, which was intended to compensate media companies for money lost through piracy?

[Mich the Tester]

"Copyright Levies Can Be Imposed On Sale Of Printers, Computers, EU High Court Rules:

"copyright collecting society VG Wort sought remuneration by way of a levy on personal computers and printers sold in Germany from 2001-2007. The German Federal Court of Justice referred the case to the ECJ to interpret relevant European law provisions."

Details here

This is a hell of a can of worms, surely by precedent if this goes through then gun manufactures can be sued / fined for every death? Car manufactures can be sued for every RTA?

I really can’t see how it’s going to work.

Yeah, we've got that here in NL. If you have a radio in an office you have to pay a levy on it, and supposedly the money goes to the artists or the owners of the songs. Bollux, say the artists, it's a tax that finances yet another department of civil servants sitting in a big comfy office. That's how it works; you pay a bit more, the government spends a lot more.

[NotAllThere]

In Switzerland, companies gets billed by the royalties agency, Pro Litteris. The money really does go to artists.

[Paddy]

Yeah, we've got that here in NL. If you have a radio in an office you have to pay a levy on it, and supposedly the money goes to the artists or the owners of the songs. Bollux, say the artists, it's a tax that finances yet another department of civil servants sitting in a big comfy office. That's how it works; you pay a bit more, the government spends a lot more.

It’s the same in the UK, the “Performing Rights Society” . Any radio, tv or recorded music played at shops, offices, railway premises, and omnibuses. Even if you write your own song, record your own voice and play it in public you have to pay. Only artists who are contracted with the BBC, EMI, Universal and such like receive money and even then it is something like £30 a year the rest going on admin costs.

[doodab]

It’s the same in the UK, the “Performing Rights Society” . Any radio, tv or recorded music played at shops, offices, railway premises, and omnibuses. Even if you write your own song, record your own voice and play it in public you have to pay. Only artists who are contracted with the BBC, EMI, Universal and such like receive money and even then it is something like £30 a year the rest going on admin costs.

Not strictly true. Firstly, anyone can register their work with the PRS and will get some money if your song is played, but you won't get much unless you get a lot of radio play.

Secondly,

In the unlikely event that all the music you play is out of copyright or is not controlled by PRS for Music, you do not need a PRS for Music licence.

i.e. when you pay the PRS you are buying a license for music licensed via PRS, which is most of it. If you only want to play music that you own the copyright to you don't need to buy the license.