Are there Legal Advisors that can help me?
Apart from law firms, the following offer a specialized copyright compliance consultancy.
Where can I find more information?
Guidelines via internet search are mostly outdated. Thus, it is advised to look up the respective collecting society’s website or best consult an external Legal Advisor.
⚖️ Laws and Contracts
💡 In the Wipo Lex Database you can find all Copyright Laws, Treaties and Judgments. Below is a more precise link list.
National
Germany
- Download Center of ZPÜ.
- Overall Agreements Accession overall agreement smartphones
Netherlands
- Download Center (at the bottom) of de Thuiskopie.
- Collection Agreements Accession to overall agreement
Austria
- Download Center of austro mechana.
France
- Legislation Links of Copie France.
Italy
- Links to Laws at SIAE.
- Ministry Decree from 30.06.2020 (only Italian).
- Decree of the Director General of Libraries and Cultural Institutes rep. 576 of 4 September 2020 (only in Italian).
Poland
- Download Center Laws and Ordinances.
Sweden
- Danish Copyright Act via WIPO database.
Belgium
- Legislation Links and General Info of Auvible.
International
EU Directive 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market Link
WIPO Lex Database of Intellectual Property (Copy Right) Laws;
💾 Copy Levy Collecting Societies
💡 A complete list of all countries can also be found here!
- 🇦🇹 Austria: austro mechana.
- 🇩🇪 Germany: ZPÜ/Die Zentralstelle für private Überspielungsrechte.
- 🇫🇷 France: Copie France.
- 🇮🇹 Italy: SIAE/Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori.
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: de Thuiskopie.
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: Copyswede.
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: Auvibel.
- 🇵🇱 Poland: ZAiKS.
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: Copydan.
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: Does not have a system of copyright levies and no other remuneration mechanisms.
ℹ️ General Info
National
- 🇦🇹 Austria WKO and FAQs austro mechana
- 🇩🇪 Germany FAQs
- 🇸🇪 Sweden General Info and FAQs
- 🇮🇹 Italy SIAE
- 🇧🇪 Belgium FAQs, Liable parties
- 🇳🇱Netherlands Thuiskopie Dutch Collecting Society, please check their Factsheet importers/manufacturers 2021-2023
- 🇫🇷 France (Copie France) FAQs
- 🇵🇱 Poland Ministry General Information
- 🇩🇰 Denmark General Information
International