Mainly right. But there is a slight difference: Here in Germany there is also the GEMA http://www.gema.de/, which is a member of BIEM http://www.biem.org/ and other international rights holders for the music composers and authors. They are collecting fees for music usage from all shops and companies, if they play music. Even if they pay GEZ already, because if they play the music in public, it is a presentation for them, which has to be licensed. So in Germany, shops playing music from the radio are playing double fees! I mean, it is ok, if the authors want to be paid for their work, but what i absolutely dislike is this tax on radio and TV. If that money would go to all TV stations, it would be ok, but no, the private stations (like RTL and the ProSiebenMedia) don't get anything from that money. I would like to watch television, yes. But as long as there is this tax on it, even if i choose not to use any of the programs offered by the public broadcasting agencies, i will rather not have a radio nor a TV. And charging for internet access is just hilarious. I mean, just because the public agencies have costly internet sites, for which they have underestimated the costs, everyone should pay now? Not with me! (Sorry for the flaming:-/ )
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Mainly right. But there is a slight difference: :-/ )
Here in Germany there is also the GEMA http://www.gema.de/, which is a member of BIEM http://www.biem.org/ and other international rights holders for the music composers and authors. They are collecting fees for music usage from all shops and companies, if they play music. Even if they pay GEZ already, because if they play the music in public, it is a presentation for them, which has to be licensed. So in Germany, shops playing music from the radio are playing double fees!
I mean, it is ok, if the authors want to be paid for their work, but what i absolutely dislike is this tax on radio and TV. If that money would go to all TV stations, it would be ok, but no, the private stations (like RTL and the ProSiebenMedia) don't get anything from that money.
I would like to watch television, yes. But as long as there is this tax on it, even if i choose not to use any of the programs offered by the public broadcasting agencies, i will rather not have a radio nor a TV.
And charging for internet access is just hilarious. I mean, just because the public agencies have costly internet sites, for which they have underestimated the costs, everyone should pay now? Not with me!
(Sorry for the flaming
They even managed to "top" the first part...