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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. Re:say it with me now... by Surak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone else here in Canada willing to join a class action lawsuit against the recording industries to reclaim our recordable media taxes?

    Hmmm...I've bought CD recordables in Canada, but I'm a U.S. citizen (I'm 20 mins from the Canadian border) I wonder if I could legally enjoin such a lawsuit?

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