69It is apparent from Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 2001/29, as well as recital 35 thereof, that, in those Member States which have introduced the private copying exception, rightholders must receive fair compensation to compensate them adequately for the use made of their protected works or other subject matter without their permission. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 5(5) of that directive, the introduction of the private copying exception may not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the copyright holder. It follows that, unless they are to be deprived of all practical effect, those provisions impose on a Member State which has introduced the private copying exception into its national law an obligation to achieve a certain result, meaning that that State must guarantee, within the framework of its competences, the effective collection of that compensation intended to compensate the authors affected for the harm suffered, in particular if that harm arose on the territory of that Member State (judgments of 16 June 2011, Stichting de Thuiskopie, C‑462/09, EU:C:2011:397, paragraphs 33 and 34, and of 9 June 2016, EGEDA and Others, C‑470/14, EU:C:2016:418, paragraph 21 and the case-law cited).
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