I'm from a country (Germany) where there is a "copying tax" on blank media, DVD writers, and so on (even printers, xerox machines and the like!), and I can tell you one thing: the fact that you're paying doesn't make the lawsuits stop. So be careful when you make pacts with the devil; you might get that tax, but who says that nobody would get sued anymore? Unless you have a way of applying pressure to the MAFIAA to *force* them to stop, they'll just collect your money *and* sue you into oblivion.
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I'm from a country (Germany) where there is a "copying tax" on blank media, DVD writers, and so on (even printers, xerox machines and the like!), and I can tell you one thing: the fact that you're paying doesn't make the lawsuits stop. So be careful when you make pacts with the devil; you might get that tax, but who says that nobody would get sued anymore? Unless you have a way of applying pressure to the MAFIAA to *force* them to stop, they'll just collect your money *and* sue you into oblivion.