Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of April 12, 1996, approving the revised text of the Intellectual Property Law, regularizing, clarifying and harmonizing the legal provisions in force on the matter, contemplates the economic right of reproduction, which legitimizes the copyright holder of a work to authorize or prohibit the production of copies of the work.

Royal Decree Law 12/2017, of July 3, amending the aforementioned Royal Legislative Decree revised the manner of remunerating copyright holders, with respect to the fair compensation system for private copying, by establishing a royalty to be paid by the end consumer when acquiring the goods, equipment and devices that allow the copying of works and performances protected by intellectual property rights.

However, this Royal Decree Law includes exceptions to the payment of the fair compensation for private copying, among which are included the acquisition of equipment, devices and material supports for reproduction that are made by the entities that make up the public sector, being able to accredit this exception by means of a certification issued by the competent body of the corresponding Administration.

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