‘Copy Right Levy’ (also known as ‘Storage Media Levy’ or ‘Private Copy Levy’) applies to storage media devices (such as smartphones, laptops etc) with the purpose of compensating original rightsholders for private copying of their work.
Rules and regulations for Copy Right Levy differ per market although there is general consensus throughout Europe that Copy Levy is due where:
- You sell a storage media device (i.e. smartphones, laptops, etc.)
- For the first time in an(other) EU-Member State and
- Sold it to an end-costumer
You can find each Copyright Laws via the free legal database for intellectual property from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) here.
Please note that some markets may allow for exceptions where it can be proven that Copy Levy was covered further up the supply chain.