In an article for the International Law Office (ILO), Lindahl’s IP experts Henrik Wistam and Gustav Kyringer explain the legal implications of the Swedish Supreme Court’s ruling on private copying levies on mobile phones with an external memory device. In brief, the Supreme Court found that two technically independent devices, such as a multifunctional mobile phone and an external memory device, may be subject to private copy levies even if only one, or neither, of the devices are suited for private copying when assessed independently.
Read the full article here.