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Belgium To Tax Rewritable CDs

Posted by timothy on from the hopefull-not-ogg-hours dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Belgian federal government will quietly introduce a tax on rewritable CDs on May 1, the office of the country's minister of economy confirmed. Officially called a "compensation for personal use," the tax will add 12 euro cents (13 cents) per hour to the price of a CD-R. The proceeds are earmarked for composers, copyright holders and performers. Here is the scoop."

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  1. Copying is fine! by OpperNerd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So copying music to cdrw is fine, you have already payed.

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  2. Freedom Waffles by n1ywb · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news, Americans are now referring to "Belgian waffles" as "freedom waffles".

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