Through decree 765/2024, the government of Javier Milei established changes in the regulations that govern intellectual property in the country. Among the most important modifications, they are exempt from paying the SArgentine Society of Authors and Composers of Music (SADAIC) the events that take place in “a private sphere“.
In view of this, Guillermo Ocampomanaging director of SADAICexplained how the decree published by the libertarian administration will affect the collection of fees for the use of intellectual property by society. Along these lines, Ocampo assured that, as the text stands, “ Party halls and hotels will continue to pay“.
Statements by the Director General of SADAIC
In reference to the changes proposed by the Decree published in the Official Gazette, Ocampo confirmed in radio statements to Futurock that both party halls and hotels “They will continue paying“. “This decree as it is, At most it includes hotel rooms.not to party halls,” he explained.
“You don’t pay for each television, you pay the value of a room depending on how many the hotel has, it’s a percentage,” Ocampo said about the hotel situation and then added: “A hotel with rooms that cost 100 dollars a night They pay approximately 200 thousand pesos per month“. Regarding the collection of the accommodation industry, the general director sentenced: “Do you think a hotel will lower the price of a room if it stops paying SADAIC?”
Furthermore, regarding the impact of these modifications regarding intellectual property, the general director of SADAIC stated: “If the decree were applied as the versions say so far, the loss is in the order of 18%. “It’s a major blow to our economy.”
Along these lines, Ocampo also detailed that, at present, SADAIC’s collection “is falling” in real terms. “When there is a recession, One of the first sectors to suffer the consequences is the entertainment“.
Finally, Ocampo stressed that “SADAIC does not charge taxes, but charges for the use of a property, which is music“. “When one pays the copyright is paying for the intellectual propertywhich is owned by a third party,” the director concluded.
Intellectual property comes to the Internet
Another of the major changes brought about by the new regulations is the appearance of the figure of “Internet” like a new one “public space“where the authorization of the creators of the work will be required in order to reproduce it in this medium.
In a growing context of the Internet entertainment industry, the decree highlighted the need for regulation in the technological and digital media. In light of this, streaming platforms are emerging as the new affected players.
Now, this regulation also targets reproduction carried out by “mechanical, electronic or digital means, including the Internet“. The text published in the Official Gazette detailed: “Public performance or execution is understood to be that which is carried out, whatever its purposes, in a public, free access space aimed at a plurality of people“.
For the moment, the decree did not detail how the payment for the authors will be and how it will be will determine which internet publications will be paid and which will not.
Source: Ambito
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