| Legal basis |
German Copyright Law Sept. 65, with changes in Nov. 2007 |
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| Body in charge of the remuneration |
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| Levies collections |
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| Body in charge of the collection |
ZPÜ (link) |
| Collecting society in charge of the video producers share |
GWFF (link), VFF (link), GÜFA (link), VGF (link), VG Bild-Kunst (link) |
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| Rates |
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| Recording equipment (analog) |
EURO 9,21 (Video recorder), EURO 1,28 (Audio recorder) |
| Recording equipment (digital) |
EURO 12,00 (DVD recorder, Sat-receiver, digital Video recorder with memory function), EURO 2,56 (digital Audio recorder) |
| Analog media |
€ 0,0870 per hour (Video cassettes), € 0,0614 per hour(Audio cassettes) |
| CD digital audio |
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| Blank CD data |
€ 0,072 per hour or € 0,096 per unit ( the amount has to be splitted 70% Audio and 30% Video) |
| Blank DVD |
€ 0,174 per unit á 120 minutes or € 0,087 per hour |
| Memory Stick |
No |
| Memory Card |
No |
| USB keys |
No |
| Hard Disc |
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| CD burner |
€ 6,00 (this amount has to be splitted in 30% Video and 70% Audio) |
| DVD burner |
€ 7,37 (this amount has to be splitted in 6,615% Video and 93,385% Audio) |
| CD player |
€ 1,28 |
| Portable MP3 player |
€ 2,56 |
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| Objects exempted |
Personal Computer |
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| Total collections 2007 |
€ 137.893244,74 incl. interest |
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| Media |
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| Distribution Scheme |
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| Video |
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| Audio |
€ 33.086.865,78 (for GEMA, GVL and VG Wort) |
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| Video Producer's share 2005 |
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| % of the total collections |
49% |
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| Other Figures |
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| Box office 2006 |
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| Video/DVD turnover 2006 |
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