Appendix 6 - International Music Council

Bundesministerium der Justiz (2006): Interview mit Bundesjustizministerin Zypries, Berlin.
(http://www.kopien-brauchenoriginale.de/enid/1ca7f04927c37924871fc15fc8581244,0/3u.html)
C’t aktuell (2006): Die Auseinandersetzung um das Urheberrecht in der digitalen Welt,
Hannover. (http://www.heise.de/ct/aktuell/meldung/68064)
Europäische Union (2001): Amtsblatt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften L 167/10,
Luxemburg. (http://europa.eu.int/eurlex/pri/de/oj/dat/2001/l_167/l_16720010622de00100019.pdf)
WIPO (1996): WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), Genf.
(http://www.wipo.int222222222222222222222221/treaties/en/ip/wct/pdf/trtdocs_wo033.pd
f)
WIPO (1996): WIPO Perfromances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), Genf.
(http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/wppt/pdf/trtdocs_wo034.pdf)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/72128
http://www.cdt.org/privacy/eudirective/EU_Directive_.html
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/21/france_drm_interop/
EXAMPLE 3: BELGIUM
The Belgian Copyright Act was passed in 1994 and covers copyright and related rights. The
act should be adapted to European Directive 2001/29/EG. The implementation is delayed
due to discussions concerning educational and cultural use of protected work.
The Copyright Act makes a distinction between copying audio and audio-visual works for
home use and copying graphic works. The payment for copying audio and audio-visual
works for home use should be paid by the manufacturer, importer, wholesaler or carrier by
a flat rate levy. The distribution of the payment is made at a rate of 1/3 for each of the
following: authors, the performing artists, and the producers. The new Copyright Act
recognises the right of the author to payment for the lending or loaning of the work with an
educational or cultural aim. Since October 1999 public rendition of recorded music
includes an "adequate compensation" for the benefit of musicians and producers (ericarts,
p.31f.).
EXAMPLE 4: BULGARIA
Copyrights are protected by law (ZAPSP). There are several collecting societies such as Art
pro muzika, Artistautor, Ahuri, Bazi, BIA, Bulrepro i kopi, IZA-ART, Interfilmart, Kopi-
BG, Muzikautor, Nazip, Profon, Jusautor. Still piracy is frequent. The authorities undertake
counter measures and confiscate and destroy large quantities of CDs and other data carriers.
EXAMPLE 5: RUSSIA
There are several collecting societies in Russia working successfully with those artists of
the domestic music market who are commercially successful.
Enforcement of copyrights in Russia is problematic. The country has a notorious reputation
of a high level of piracy. Interestingly enough, the situation differs concerning foreign
(mostly Western) music and the domestic music market. While Western music is often sold
in cheap and illegal copies in a quality which is close to the original, Russian productions
are often sold as originals at normal and higher prices.
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