Problems relating to Trade and Investment on Italy
17. Implementation of intellectual property rights ("IPRs") |
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| (1) Private Copying Compensation Scheme | - New Compensation Decree promulgated in June 2014, raising the total amount of the compensation on recording device. It levies ?4.00/unit as compensation on TV with a recording device unequipped with hard disk. It does not stand to reason. - In June 2014, GOI promulgated New Decree (dated 20 June 2014), in order to increase the copyright revenue, applicable to televisions receivers with recording device without hard disk. Precisely, GOI created a category for new taxable products, levying ?4.00 on television receivers with built-in recording device without hard-disk. |
- It is requested that GOI amends unfair and irrational going legislation, especially discontinues compensation levy on TV without hard disk recording device. - It is requested that GOI repeals the copyright levy on products such as television receivers. Such levy is not only unfair, but unreasonable. |
- Law No. 633 of April 22, 1941, for the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (as amended up to Legislative Decree No. 95 of February 2, 2001) - Law 633/1941 &65:65Implementation Decree 20.06.2014 |
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