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Austria
| Legal basis |
Copyright Act |
| Legal status |
Monopoly, special authorisation, controled by and reported to Federal Chancellery |
| Liable party |
Manufacturer and importer. Extended: reseller also liable, when purchasing more than 5.000 hours audio or 10.000 hours video carriers in half a year. |
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| Levies collections |
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| Body in charge of the collection |
AUSTRO-MECHANA |
| Collecting society in charge of the video producers share |
V.A.M. |
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| Audio levies |
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| Audiocassette |
€ 0,18 / 60 minutes |
| Minidisc |
€ 0,36 / 80 minutes |
| Audio-cd r/rw |
€ 0,36 / 80 minutes / 700 MB |
| Data-cd r/rw |
€ 0,34 / 80 minutes / 700 MB |
| Memory Cards |
< 256 MB: € 3,00; 256 - 512 MB: € 4,50; 512 MB - 1 GB: € 5,25; 1 - 4 GB: € 6,00; 4 - 30 GB: € 9,00 |
| Additional info |
Memory Cards are not levied solely, only in combination with MP3 Player |
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| Video levies |
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| Videocassette |
€ 0,81 / 180 minutes |
| DVD+ r/rw |
€ 0,54 / 120 minutes / 4,7 GB |
| DVD- r/rw |
€ 0,54 / 120 minutes / 4,7 GB |
| DVD ram |
€ 0,54 / 120 minutes / 4,7 GB |
| DVD double-layer |
€ 1,08 / 240 minutes / 8,5 GB |
| Blu-Ray |
€ 2,87 / 25 GB |
| HD-DVD |
€ 2,87 / 25 GB |
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| Devices levies |
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| Digital jukebox |
< 30 GB: € 9,00; 30 - 60 GB: € 10,50; > 60 GB: € 12,00 |
| MP3 player |
< 256 MB: € 3,00; 256 - 512 MB: € 4,50; 512 MB - 1 GB: € 5,25; 1 - 4 GB: € 6,00; 4 - 30 GB: € 9,00 |
| DVD / SAT Harddisk recorder |
< 80 GB: € 9,00; 80 - 160 GB: € 15,00; 160 - 250 GB: € 18,00; 250 - 400 GB: € 22,50 |
| Additional info |
- Levy on the integrated memory, not on the device.
- In negotiation:
• MP3 Player / Digital Jukebox: (> 60 GB)
• DVD / Sat Harddisk recorder (> 400 GB)
• USB Sticks |
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last update:
5-may-10 15:37
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