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The digital private copy in Germany
Review of the development and effects of former and prospective reforms of the private copying rule in Art. 53 Urheberrechtsgesetz (German Copyright Act)
by Till Kreutzer, PhD, IP Lawyer, Research Fellow at the Hans–Bredow–Institute, Member of the German Commission for UNESCO
i.e. Büro.Hamburg Mittelweg 177 20148 Hamburg Fon. [+49] [40] 229 48 56-0 Fax. [+49] [40] 229 48 56-3
www.ie-online.de
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AGENDA
2 Development: The reassessment of Art. 53 UrhG in the digital age
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3 Analysis: The effects of the recent reforms on private digital copies
History: The private copying rule in German Copyright Law
4 Outlook: The intended changes of Art. 53 UrhG in the “Third Basket”
5 Recommendations
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The beginning:
First introduction of a modern private copying rule in the fundamental reform of the
German Copyright Act in 1965
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Reason:
Marketing of the first technical equipment for
mechanical copying (magnetic tape recorders, first photocopy machines)
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Reasoning:
1. Private realm is uncontrollable
2. Control of private realm (by collecting societies) would infringe rights to
privacy
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Compensation:
Levy for copies on storage media (images and sound) –
not for reprographical copying
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Early further development:
Copyright reform 1985 – Extension of the right to remuneration and the levy system to reprographical
copies
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AGENDA
2 Development: The reassessment of Art. 53 UrhG in the digital age
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3 Analysis: The effects of the recent reforms on private digital copies
History: The private copying rule in German Copyright Law
4 Outlook: The intended changes of Art. 53 UrhG in the “Third Basket”
5 Recommendations
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The first “Act to reform copyright law in the
Information Society” (“First Basket”) – coming into
effect in September 2003
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Intention:
Implementation of the InfoSoc–Directive 2001/29/EG
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Reassessment of the private copying rule:
Art. 53 sec. 1 UrhG shall apply to private copies,
notwithstanding their format (analogue, digital)
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Changes to the private copying rule 1:
The protection against the circumvention of TPM/DRMS overrules digital private copying. No enforcement of the (digital) private copy rule against TPM protection
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Changes to the private copying rule 2:
(Failed) try to reduce the right to private copying
from legal sources in order to ban downloads in filesharing systems
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Fundamental reform of the private copying levy system:
1.The statutorily fixed rates for certain copying devices
and storage media were abolished in favour of contractual settlements between the affected
parties.
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Fundamental reform of the private copying levy system:
2. The adequate compensation for private copies must be calculated on the actual
amount of copies made with the respective device/stored
on the respective media.
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Effect:
Illegal copies (e.g. made by circumventing TPMs, made from obviously illegal
sources) cannot be compensated!
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The “Second Act to reform copyright law in the
Information Society” (“Second Basket”) –
coming into effect in January 2008
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Changes to the private copying rule:
Expansion of the restriction of private copying from
illegal sources in order to (effectively) ban downloads
in filesharing systems
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No changes to the interrelation between the
private copying rule and TPM protection
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The Act to implement the Enforcement Directive – coming into effect in
September 2009
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1st change concerning private copying:
Amendment concerning the enforcement of copyright
against consumers:
Introduction of a new right to information against ISPs
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On demand of rights holders ISPs have to disclose the
identity of users who committed copyright infringements on the
Internet (using a certain IP–Adress)
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Effect:
(Hundreds of) Thousands of court procedures where initiated by the rights owners (mainly the music industry) to identify “Uploaders” in filesharing
systems and to accordingly send them cease–and–desist–letters or
sue them
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2nd change concerning private copying:
(Failed) Attempt to limit the reimbursement of lawyer’s costs for cease–and–desist–letters in case of “simple” and “marginal”
copyright infringements committed by consumers (esp. online) to
100 Euro
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AGENDA
2 Development: The reassessment of Art. 53 UrhG in the digital age
1
3 Analysis: The effects of the recent reforms on private digital copies
History: The private copying rule in German Copyright Law
4 Outlook: The intended changes of Art. 53 UrhG in the “Third Basket”
5 Recommendations
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The question:
Did the recent restrictions and amendments of the
private copying rule benefit the authors and/or the
industry?
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The answer:
No positive effect whatsoever can be observed!
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1. The limitation to copying from legal sources
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1st effect:
The rights holders neither control nor enforce the ban on downloading from illegal
sources. Actually an enforcement is (technically)
not even possible.
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Reason:
Apparently the downloaders (different from the
“uploaders”) cannot be identified in filesharing
communications by their IP–Addresses and therefore not
pursued
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2nd effect:
The rights owners get no compensation through the
levy system for the numerous (since the reform:
illegitimate) downloads anymore
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This affects esp. the creators many of whom derive a
significant part of their income from levies
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2. The priority of the protection of TPM over the
digital private copy
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Has widely the same effects as other restrictions of the
private copying rule
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Since copying technically protected works is not legal anymore, copies made under the circumvention of TPMs are no longer compensated through the levy system.
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Since TPMs or the legal protection against
circumvention do not effectively prevent users from copying, numerous
(illegal) copies that are actually made are not compensated anymore.
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3. Collateral Damage:
Art.53 UrhG – an enigma
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Read and understand (no kidding …)
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Remember:
This rule addresses the consumers and other non–
professional users!
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AGENDA
2 Development: The reassessment of Art. 53 UrhG in the digital age
1
3 Analysis: The effects of the recent reforms on private digital copies
History: The private copying rule in German Copyright Law
4 Outlook: The intended changes of Art. 53 UrhG in the “Third Basket”
5 Recommendations
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The parliament ordered the Ministry of Justice to
evaluate the need to further reforms of certain aspects
in copyright law
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Relating the private copying rule the parliament
requested the M.o.J. to evaluate certain demands of the music and film industry
(again):
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1. The need to reduce the right to private copying
from an own original (i.e. to a backup copy)
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2. The need to interdict the development and distribution of “intelligent recording
software”
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Expected effects (if enacted):
No control and enforcement possible
Further reduction of the compensation
More or less significant drawbacks esp. for the
creators
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(Re–)Liberalisation or simplification of the
private copying rule is not part of the request of the
parliament nor on the agenda of the Ministry of Justice
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AGENDA
2 Development: The reassessment of Art. 53 UrhG in the digital age
1
3 Analysis: The effects of the recent reforms on private digital copies
History: The private copying rule in German Copyright Law
4 Outlook: The intended changes of Art. 53 UrhG in the “Third Basket”
5 Recommendations
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1. Reduce restrictions to feasible and enforceable
aspects
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2.Return to the axiom:
Compensate what you cannot control
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3.Simplify statutes that address consumers and other
non–professional users
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4.Protect user’s interests more effectively:
Make statutorily exceptions contract–proof (mandatory)
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Thank you for your attention!
Dr. Till Kreutzer, www.ie–online.de