El foro especial en materia delictual o cuasidelictual y la compensación por copia privada: Asunto c-572/14, Austro-Mechana = Jurisdiction in matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict and private copying levy Case c-572/14, Austro-Mechana

Resumen: El presente trabajo analiza la STJUE de 21 de abril de 2016, relativa a un litigio entre Austro-Mechana, sociedad austriaca de gestión de derechos de autor, y la empresa Amazon. La cuestión prejudicial tiene por objeto la interpretación del art. 5.3 del Reglamento 44/2001, en una reclamación del canon por copia privada previsto en el Derecho austriaco.Palabras clave: Reglamento 44/2001, materia delictual o cuasidelictual, compensación por copia privada.Abstract: This article deals with the Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 April 2016, related to a dispute between a copyright-collecting society (Austro-Mechana) and Amazon. The request for a preliminary ruling concerns the interpretation of Article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 in a claim seeking to obtain a private copying levy due by virtue of the Austrian Law.Keywords: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, matters relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict, private copying levy.

Piercing the peer–to–peer myths: An examination of the Canadian experience

Canada is in the midst of a contentious copyright reform with advocates for stronger copyright protection maintaining that the Internet has led to widespread infringement that has harmed the economic interests of Canadian artists. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) has emerged as the leading proponent of copyright reform, claiming that peer–to–peer file sharing has led to billions in lost sales in Canada. This article examines CRIA’s claims by conducting an analysis of industry figures. It concludes that loss claims have been greatly exaggerated and challenges the contention that recent sales declines are primarily attributable to file–sharing activities. Moreover, the article assesses the financial impact of declining sales on Canadian artists, concluding that revenue collected through a private copying levy system already adequately compensates Canadian artists for the private copying that occurs on peer–to–peer networks.