License fees for the use of music and / or television in 2020 will be fully refunded. Such reimbursement is provided for cafes, restaurants, hotels, swimming pools, garden centers, health and other sectors that use music recordings, radio, television, etc. in the provision of their services.
In 2020, due to the coronavirus crisis, they did not have the opportunity to exercise their right to broadcast the licensed content they bought. In other words, such expenses became losses for them.
Copyright Commission (Commissie Auteursrecht van VNO-NCW) and the Association of Small and Medium Business Representatives (MKB-The Netherlands), which are abbreviated as de «CAR» on behalf of the affected entrepreneurs held meetings with VOI © E-leden Buma, Sena и Videma - abbreviated de CBO's - companies that represent the rights of composers, lyricists and performers. The parties agreed on 100% compensation for such losses based on the results of the past, 2020.
Industry organizations will work with music content copyright holders to determine when compensation will be paid. The same organizations are obliged to report on the decisions made on payments to companies belonging to the relevant industry.
In the event that another lockdown is introduced in 2021 in connection with the incidence, Buma, Sena и Videma are going to hold meetings with the business to discuss possible new compensation.
Publication Date: 21.06.2021
