The Italian government proposes the introduction of a 'cloud tax,' imposing a maximum of 0.055 yen per GB of monthly data usage, with a maximum limit of 440 yen per user.
The Italian government is planning to introduce a ' cloud tax ' that would impose a monthly tax of up to 2.4 euros (about 440 yen) on the use of cloud storage services.
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Under Italian copyright law, the 'private copying compensation system' is a system that allows individuals to copy legally acquired music, videos, etc. for personal use. In Italy, to compensate for the economic losses that arise from this private copying compensation system, a 'compensation' is added to the sales price of any equipment or recording media that may be used for copying. The collected compensation is sent to SIAE, the Italian copyright management organization, which then redistributes it to copyright holders.
The Italian government is planning to expand its private copying compensation scheme to include cloud storage, according to a report by Italian media outlet Corriere della Sera . According to the report, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has signed an implementing decree on the revision of the private copying compensation scheme. For the first time, this amendment will explicitly include cloud storage in the compensation scheme.
The cloud tax is calculated per GB per month per user. From 1 to 500 GB, the rate is 0.0003 euros (approximately 0.055 yen) per GB per month, and for amounts over 500 GB, the rate is 0.0002 euros (approximately 0.037 yen) per GB per month. Users with monthly data usage of less than 1 GB are exempt from the tax, with the cloud tax cap set at 2.40 euros per month per user.
This means that cloud storage users could be subject to a tax of up to 28.8 euros (approximately 5,300 yen) per year.
It's unclear whether users will pay the cloud tax directly or if service providers will cover it, and it's unclear how the tax will be applied to free cloud storage plans, which are widely available.
The amendments also include revisions to the compensation levied on physical devices. The increase will vary depending on storage capacity and is expected to be between 16.8% and 40% higher than before. The maximum compensation amount will vary depending on the device, with an increase of up to 6 euros (approximately 1,100 yen) per PC and 3-10 euros (approximately 550-1,850 yen) per smartphone. Users of HDDs or SSDs with a capacity of over 2TB may face compensation increases of more than 30 euros (approximately 5,500 yen).
Corriere della Sera reported, 'While the impact on individual devices may seem limited when compared to the final selling prices of many devices, the burden becomes greater when you consider the multiple devices and storage media present in homes and business environments. This impact cannot be ignored, especially in a situation where memory prices are already under upward pressure.'
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