Information for publishers about the thuiskopie fee

Which publishers are entitled to a thuiskopie (private copy) fee?

Stichting PRO distributes thuiskopie (private copy) fees in the following categories of work:

Papers

  • National newspapers
  • Regional newspapers
  • Door-to-door papers

News websites

  • Website with original written content (text), reporting on the latest news.

Consumer magazines

  • The publication is issued at least four times a year.
  • The publication is brought to market on the publisher's own initiative and at their own expense and risk.
  • The publication maintains editorial independence.
  • The publication targets a broad readership (men, women, families, young people, and/or children).
  • The content is general, informative, entertaining, and possibly opinion-forming.
  • The publication can be distributed free of charge, by subscription, and/or through individual sales.

Consumer websites

  • Website(s) with editorial independence, primarily producing original content (written texts) aimed at a broad consumer audience (men, women, families, young people, and/or children).
  • The website's content is general, informative, entertaining, and possibly opinion-forming.

E-books

  • A digital version of a book aimed at a general audience.