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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10241

22 October 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
Application of private copying levy on digital equipment

Brussels, 21/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - Reproduction media such as MP3s, DVDs and recordable CDs acquired by professionals and companies whose goals are not exclusively private copying, should not be subject to a “private copying levy”, although such a levy can be applied for the same media if they are likely to be used by natural persons for private use.

This is the main thrust of the ruling made on Thursday 21 October by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which was responding to...

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