Samsung now has to pay a special private copying levy for PCs and tablets it has sold in Sweden. It was clear on Tuesday after technology giant lost in court against copyright organization Copyswede.
In Copyswede – who previously won similar cases against Sony and TeliaSonera – one sees little surprise at the judgment as a victory, and hope that it will send a “clear signal” to the industry on how the law works.
But the organization ElektronikBranschen saws judgment entirely, and calls the current legislation for” absurd and anachronistic “.
” cassette tapes were used on his time almost exclusively used to copy music, and the law on private copying is clearly saying that the tax is levied on entities that are “specifically intended” for private copying, “writes CEO Klas Elm in a press release from the electronics industry.
Enligt Elm it is difficult to argue that Copyswede do, phones, tablets and computers actually are” specifically intended “to store movies and music.
“Most of all video and music consumed today is streamed, which means that very little or nothing at all now copied and stored on the device itself “writes Klas Elm.
He continues:
” Consumers penalized for a business they are dealing with. We are happy to suggest how copyright owners can receive compensation and support, but now it is time to once and for all eliminate the outdated tapes treasure “.
New Technology Samsung have searched for a comment on yesterday’s verdict.
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