Private Copy in Spain: Towards another system

On 30 December 2011, a new regulation on private copying was adopted by the new Spanish government.

The compensation for private copying will no longer be paid by manufacturers or importers. Instead, the Spanish government will pay an amount based on the estimation of the damage caused by the private copying. The money will be deducted from the national budget.

The details of this new system, which came into effect on 1 January 2012, will be approved by a Decree to be adopted in the following months.