The ‘cassette fee’ has not had to pay in Finland since 2015.
For example, for computers, the fee would be fixed. Illustration. Lettte riedl
It is proposed that a private copying fee be refunded in Finland. The matter is clear from the document published by the Ministry of Education and Culture on 25 February.
Microbit reported Earlier in October 2024.
This fee is also known as “cassette fee”. It was mainly the subject of irritation among the citizens, as it raised the prices of different storage equipment in Finland.
For example, CD and DVDs to be written cost more in Finland than in some other EU countries. In 2011, the payment was extended to cover external hard drives larger than a certain size.
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The private copying fee was abandoned in 2015 and copyright organizations began to receive their payment directly from the state purse.
Ministry of Education and Culture over one hundred pages long report According to a new payment, the following recorders would cover:
- external hard drives
- USB memory
- computers
- mobile phones
- tablet equipment
- Save the game consoles (possibly)
In the case of the first two types of devices, the compensation would be based on their storage capacity. For other devices, the fee would be fixed, as they are also used for much non -material copying.
The fees would be charged from manufacturers and importers of the equipment, as well as, in the alternative, their dealers. Each year, the state would collect a pot of about EUR 11-15 million, which would be distributed to copyright organizations.
The payment could be requested afterwards. Businesses purchasing mobile phones and computers could thus be reimbursed for the equipment they purchased.
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However, the described cassette fee also provides an alternative in the report. In addition to invoicing the network connection, the compensation fee would be charged with certain restrictions.
However, the idea for an online connection payment has been very negative. FICOM ECROBY OF THE FICOM Asko Metsola writes in LinkedIn that even copyright organizations have opposed it.
– It is not an information society directive or [Euroopan] In accordance with the case -law of the Union, and we also stated in Ficom’s statement, Metsola writes.
Metsola also wonders that a survey has been ordered at all on the refund of the cassette fee. Namely, there is no mention of the issue of Petteri Orpo’s government program.