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Germany Mulls A Copyright Levy + VAT For PCs

Posted by chrisd on from the you-are-all-criminals dept.

Willard B. Trophy writes "How does a US$13 plus an extra 16% tax on computers sound? That's what intense lobbying by publishing industry groups has forced the German government to consider. UPI has the story."

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  1. say it with me now... by DonFinch · · Score: 3, Funny

    ecks-tore-shun

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  2. Guilty? by sPaKr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Im so glad I live in a country where Im innocent until proven guilt by a court of my peers.

    errr... Im sorry Mr Ashcroft, your right.. I was having evil thoughts, Im guilty of thought crime. Yes we are at war with the people from the east.

  3. Why Don't We Tax... by polv0 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Why Don't We Tax...

    Blank paper - 40% of all kiddie porn drawings are drawn with crayon on blank paper!
    Fresh air - 30% of all traffic violations are commited while breathing fresh air! (the remainder occur in LA)
    Unused sperm - 99% of all unborn children die in plastic sheaths and on bathroom walls!
    Blank CD sales??? WTF would you do that?
  4. Someone has to say it by The+Bungi · · Score: 3, Funny
    All those times the euro trash bois post their AC flamebait to the tune of

    you americans are so pathetic while we here in Germany|Sweden|France|Belguim|Whatever we anjoy very many freedoms and the DMCA* has no powerful and everything is wonderful and blah blah blah.. [sic]

    Mwahahahaha.

    Now back to our regular schedule.

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    * 'DMCA' used as a placeholder. Replace with favorite law, tax, levy, weird burden or policy that exists because of commercial pressures from Big Media

  5. Re:I'll try again. by BitterOak · · Score: 4, Funny
    You register it so you can prove you paid your tax.

    Do you have to register your beer to prove you paid your sales tax on it?

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  6. While we're making taxes by NotAnotherReboot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perhaps there should be a 20% tax levied on all computers purchased without Windows. I suggest that this money goes straight to Microsoft, as everyone knows that anyone buying a computer without Windows is really in fact just pirating it.

  7. Re:The German pre-emptive strike by The+Bungi · · Score: 3, Funny
    illegitamate copy of Office.

    Even illegat... uh, illeget... uh, pirot... uh, w4r3z3d copies of Office include a spell checker. Give it a try.