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One mechanism to recoup a portion of this cost is a state-run licensing fee that's usually worked into the retail price of receivers [1]. A more elaborate evolu
by niftich 9y ago
One mechanism to recoup a portion of this cost is a state-run licensing fee that's usually worked into the retail price of receivers [1]. A more elaborate evolution of this, to keep up with advancements in technology, is the blank recording media tax [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy
- nine_k 9y agoSure these measures exist, but they sort of look arbitrary. They lack the self-adjusting nature of pay-per-view or subscription model. I know that BBC is financed (partly?) by the TV tax in UK. But BBC is state-run; private companies have harder time.