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Spain Adds 'Copyright Tax' to Blank Media

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the angry-geeks dept.

Poker Forums writes "Just read on Zeropaid that Spain has recently voted in compulsory copyright licensing, levying a tax on all blank media. This includes cd-r, dvd-r, flash media, printers, scanners, cell phones, everything. The tax will be collected by the government and 'given to the copyright holder.'"

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  1. does that include by josepha48 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    open source and fsf and gnu? If someone buys soem cdr's and burn copies of free software, who gets paid?

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  2. New Concept in Capitalism by rolfwind · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If your business model can't survive, get the government to legislates mandatory taxes that get passed onto you. I believe this concept is called either Communism (or similiar controlled economy) or Welfare. I don't know which.

    I would have people make copies of my photos/minor_software_project/whatever on CD-R and then sue the Spanish RIAA if they don't send me my portion of payments. It's really odd that they represent ALL copyright holders. Like they represent ALL musicians, even the ones not signed up with RIAA companies. This RIAA racket has to be taken on and bought down in flames like the Hindenburg one day.

  3. Re:Some light by Propaganda13 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I thought the same thing when similar taxes in other countries were passed. If I'm paying for it when I buy blank media, shouldn't I be able to download or copy anything I want since I've already paid for it.