Legislation

European law

Directive 2001/29/EG of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 May 2001 for the harmonisation of certain aspects of the copyright and the related rights in the information society

Belgian law

Copyright Act

30 June 1994 – Law on copyright and related rights

22 May 2005 – Law entailing the implementation into Belgian law of the European Directive 2001/29/EG of 22 May 2001 for the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information Society

Reprography

30 October 1997 – Royal Decree on the remuneration owed to authors and publishers for copying works recorded in graphic form or in a similar way for personal or didactic use.

15 October 1997 – Royal Decree entrusting a society with collecting and distributing the remuneration rights for copying works recorded in graphic form or in a similar way

Lending right

25 April 2004 – Royal Decree on remuneration rights for public lending for the authors, performing or interpreting artists, producers of phonograms and producers of first recordings of films

15 December 2006 – Royal Decree entrusting a society to collect and distribute the public lending right remuneration

Private copy

28 March 1996 – Royal Decree concerning the right to remuneration for copies for private purposes for the authors, the performing artists and the producers of phonograms and audiovisual works