Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-467/08. Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) v PADAWAN SL

According to Advocate General Trstenjak a levy on private copies may be imposed on digital equipment, devices and media only where it may be presumed that they are to be used for private copying. Such a levy in favour of authors, artists and producers may not be applied indiscriminately to undertakings and professional persons who clearly acquire the equipment and data media for other purposes.