Hotel tax to remain
The Committee for Science, Education and Culture of the Council of States (WBK-S) is now in favor of not abolishing the obligation to pay remuneration for private premises of hotels and similar institutions. The creative artists had campaigned for remuneration for receivers in hotels and vacation apartments.
Contrary to the National Council, the Council of States committee wants the hotel tax to remain in place. If the National Council has its way, hotels, hospitals and prisons should no longer have to pay for the use of public works on their premises. The use should be defined as personal use.
However, the Commission has maintained its earlier decision on video-on-demand. It agrees that filmmakers should receive remuneration for video-on-demand use. The regulation is intended to take account of the increasing online use of works and the disappearance of video stores. However, the WBK proposes to exclude music in films from such a remuneration obligation.
The copyright societies had campaigned for its retention. See this Article in the SMZ.
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