This writes the Film Entrepreneurs Association (VSO) in a letter to Secretary of State Dijkhoff (Justice).
Such income they have in recent years in his own words lost because the state acted too lax piracy.
The VSO gives the state until February 19 to recognize the liability and consultation starting on the amount of damages. If not, then steps the filmmakers to court.
In August 2015, the filmmakers were already known to the state will be days. But how much money it was was not known.
Unconcerned
“The Dutch State has for years maintained that copying from illegal sources was permitted. The result was that an entire generation of consumers has been the notion that use of films without paying just may, “the filmmakers.
“The result is that consumers unconcerned downloading and copying are beaten without realizing that would be due any compensation therefor.”
Toleration of unofficial
Illegal downloading was officially tolerated in the Netherlands. This was offset by a so-called private copying levy is included in the price of devices that can be used to download and watch music and movies.
This regulation dates back to the seventies. The European Court of Justice, however, tapped Netherlands on this in April 2014 on the fingers. Since then, the Netherlands has officially a download ban. But the makers who go to court, finding that the government does not have enough work here
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