Editing Private copying levy (section)

=== European Union review ===

In the European Union, the legal basis for levies is the 2001 [[InfoSoc Directive]]. It mandates that EU countries must put in place a compensation scheme to compensate rightsholders for harm caused where there is a private copy exemption. 

In 2015, the [[European Parliament]] approved a non-binding resolution ([[Reda Report]]) asking a review of the levy in the [[European Union]], building on previous resolutions and studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2014-0179+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN|title=Texts adopted - Thursday, 27 February 2014 - Private copying levies - P7_TA(2014)0179|website=www.europarl.europa.eu}}</ref><ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/docs/levy_reform/130131_levies-vitorino-recommendations_en.pdf António Vitorino's recommendations of 31 January 2013] resulting from the latest mediation process conducted by the Commission in respect of private copying and reprography levies.</ref> However, there has been no change in the EU legal framework since. Industry players continue to lobby for reform of the system which they argue is outdated and does not reflect the rise in streaming services which has caused a drop in private copying.