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Originally Posted by JSWolf
A tax on blank media and hard drives is basically saying we are crooks. What ever happened to INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY?
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(sarcasm following)
Of course you're considered innocent. But have you ever thought of the artists? Don't you know that every time you copy a CD an artists instantly starves?
Just because you wanted to listen to the music you thought you bought on your cell phone, instead of either buying it again or walking around with a CD walkman...
(end sarcasm)
This seems to be similar to what is currently happening in Austria (no kangaroos).
I've no doubt that the reason for this is to offset the allegedly tremendous losses through piracy.
Which of course would be illegal (and immoral), so instead they claim it's to offset the losses through private copying (which is no less immoral, IMO, since I deny there are losses involved for anyone).
In the end, it's an unconditional unmerited remuneration for enlisted artists.
Who, at least in Austria (no kangaroos) have the gall to actually complain that the suggested 30 Million Euro per year are not enough.
They are fed 30 million euro, for no return service, except producing a product that someone already paid them.
Feels a lot like the internet providers wanting to get paid thrice, doesn't it? (Customer, Website, Website again)
To get to eBooks, it will (in Austria) affect them in a way - anything that contains a storage medium WILL cost more. 6-11% of DEVICE PRICE AFAIK.