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Originally Posted by sebastien
Why don't they just make it simple?
A little paypal button on the author's (or publisher) website: "donate 3$"
This way we could get pirated copies while the author gets triple royalties compare to pbooks. I might event click twice if I really enjoyed the book.
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Sounds great... but except in rare cases, producers usually get only a small fraction of donations compared to what they give out, and it rarely pays off adequately.
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Originally Posted by Barcey
It's not about the cost. The whole concept of fining people because they might do something illegal is repugnant to me. It shouldn't be the government's business to tax products and use the money to compensate special interest groups. The only reason they've got away with it is because it's only "a couple cents" a CD. I know this whole thread is a very sensitive subject for you because it directly impacts your life but when you said that nobody was bothered by this type of tax... I am. As far as a better solution goes all I can say is not implementing an unfair tax. Two wrongs don't make a right... it makes two wronged sides.
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I understand your dislike of paying for someone else's actions. However, much of the taxes you pay for go to exactly that, services designed to help others, which you yourself will never need. If you look at it that way, it's not quite so repugnant (you're supporting poor artists being ripped off by others).
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Originally Posted by Barcey
FYI, the tax I paid on my original iPod was about $34 so hardly a couple of cents and it's the natural progression of these types of taxes. I know people who took the position of "well if they're going to fine me for downloading illegal music I might as well do it". Not a position I agree with but it's kind of where this thread started. If people don't like their options they create their own options.
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You know that only a small part of that $34 went to compensating producers... most of it went to your local and national government for other services. If that "tax" for copyright issues had been removed, your tax payment probably would not have dropped by a tenth of a dollar.
As far as "well if they're going to fine me for downloading illegal music I might as well do it"... more rationalizations for ripping someone off.