Toshiba reasserts that "Compensation fee can not be collected from purchaser" regarding personal recording compensation of recording device not equipped with analog tuner

On November 10 (Tuesday), he said that he did not pay the recording compensation fee of the digital broadcasting dedicated DVD recorder released in February within the deadline,The Private Video Compensation Management Association (SARVH) filed an action to pay Toshiba a compensation equivalent.The invoice amount is 326455550 yen. As copyright holder groups assume this is natural"Manufacturer claims are the same level as children's selfishness"We opened a press conference.

On the other hand, Toshiba today announced the correspondence regarding compensation for private recording compensation.
Toshiba: News Release (2009-11-11): On our response to personal compensation compensation

Targeted are RD-E303, RD-G503K, RD-G503W, released by Toshiba in February 2009, RD-E1004K and RD-E304K released in August 2009.

RD-E303


RD-G503K


RD-G 503 W


RD-E 1004 K


RD-E 304K


Dubbing in individuals and in households for private use is permitted under the copyright law, but for recording and recording in the digital way without data deterioration, a certain proportion of compensation money is collected and copyright rights Let's return profits to peoplePrivate sound recording compensation compensation systemis. As the number of users who private recording (dubbing) rental CDs became increasing now that digital recording and recording became easy, the CD sales will be reduced, and investigation has been advanced to solve this, It was introduced in 1992.

Rightsholder group to which the copyright owner belongs (JASRACYaJapan Record AssociationEtc.) are designated management organizations (Private recording compensation compensation management association: sarah,Private video recording compensation management association: SARVH), And sarah and SARVH are in the form of requesting compensation from manufacturers who manufacture / import equipment which has the function of digital recording or recording, That's why I sell it with an additional price. The price of music CD-R or DVD-R is higher than that for data because this compensation is included.

The problem now is about the DVD recorder Toshiba released in February. Originally, since there was no copyright protection technology (copy once, dubbing 10, etc.) for analog broadcasting, it was possible to copy without limit, so agreement was reached among related parties including Toshiba for DVD recorder with analog tuner It was done. However, digital broadcasting is limited by copyright protection technology, and it is thought that the DVD recorder dedicated to digital broadcasting (DVD recorder without analog tuner) can not receive analog broadcast, that is, it can not copy easily ,No analog tuner installed DVD recorder is not able to conclude whether it is subject to compensationIt is a state. So, ToshibaCompensation money can not be collected from purchasers at this stageI judged it and did not pay compensation.

Also, in the case that compensation is collected at this stage, it is impossible to return compensation to purchasers when this equipment becomes out of the subject of compensation compensation, so at present We will not collect compensation from purchasers. In the future, even if it is clarified that the analog recorder not equipped DVD recorder is subject to compensation money, that compensation will not be taken retroactively to the person who purchased it before.

Even in the revision of the copyright law when adding Blu-ray disc recorders to compensation coverage in the first place on May 22, 2009, the DVD recorder without the analog tuner will say, "In the event that the disagreement of the opinions of stakeholders becomes obvious , We will consider the handling and take necessary measures including review of the Cabinet Order appropriately ", the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Education have stated, and no conclusion has been drawn.

From a single user, I feel like I have to pay compensation based on the premise that it is easy to copy, in order to purchase a recorder that can only receive digital broadcasts under proper copyright protection technology.

By the way, Panasonic also releases a DVD recorder not equipped with an analog tuner in a form that does not add a compensation money in May, and if payment was not made by March 2010 of the compensation payment deadline, it is the same as Toshiba It is expected to develop into the case.