6 month 18 day, The battlefield in France, Apple has lost the battle. because ipad Suspected of stealing someone else's cultural copyright, Apple was ordered to pay royalties, But the tech giant has refused to accept any financial compensation.

On suspicion of plagiarism, A court in the Paris region ordered Apple to pay up to 1800 A copyright fee of ten thousand euros, As a subsidy for cultural workers. According to the Electron Libre Website report, Tech giant Apple and the French version of the organization Copie France The war has been going on for nearly three years, Copie France Mainly responsible for collecting copyright fees, And distribute to legal beneficiaries. The copyright fee covers all types of storage devices, For example MP3 player, We can copy CD Or the music you buy online. The royalties collected will be returned to the beneficiary, To compensate them for the loss of their personal copyright.

in 2011 years 2 month, Royalties have been extended to tablets, Apple and several other device makers were furious. iPad The price of the tablet also reflects France's levy on copyright taxes, But Apple has been right iPad The earnings position is somewhat reserved, And stop direction Copie France Pay copyright duty. The company believes that some tablets are used by professionals, This type of person is not involved in any copyright issues.

Apple filed the complaint with France's highest administrative court

2013 years 6 month, At the first trial, A Paris court said Ipad You do have to pay royalties, And it requires Apple Pay 500 A deposit of ten thousand euros. 2013 years 10 month, Apple has been dealt another blow, The same court ordered the US giant to pay 1200 A fine of 10, 000 euros, The reason is because Apple is 2012 Failure to pay copyright tax on time during the year. Apple filed the complaint with France's national Administrative Court, It demanded that no more royalties be paid on touch tablets. Therefore, prejudicial 1800 The fine of 10, 000 euros will be sealed in a neutral account. If France's highest administrative court agrees with Apple's claim, The money will be returned immediately.

in 2013 years 5 Submitted by month Lescure In the report, Proposed changes to the copyright tax system. Canal+The former head of the channel thinks, Taxing copyright is an old custom in France, Long standing. Pierre Lescure In receiving T l rama In a television interview: "We believe, Society is moving towards a more open era, At that time we could access and download freely. But if we are not ready for this phase of transition, Then the financing system for films and culture will be weakened. " Lescure Recommended in the report, Tax those Internet vendors, too, Companies like Amazon and Google.

(source: china. org. cn　author: Wu Pingxi)