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And in the Netherlands those used to make sense. As downloading copyrighted material was legal for personal use https://mashable.com/2014/04/10/downloading-pir
by La1n 6y ago
And in the Netherlands those used to make sense. As downloading copyrighted material was legal for personal use
https://mashable.com/2014/04/10/downloading-pirated-content-is-now-illegal-in-the-netherlands/?europe=true https://mashable.com/2014/04/10/downloading-pirated-content-...
- formerly_proven 6y agoIntroduce levy to cover for people copying stuff, then introduce copy protection and anti-circumvention laws so copying becomes illegal. Continue to collect levy. Ingenious.
- Hamuko 6y agoI think the basis is that you're still allowed to make private copies of CDs/DVDs/etc pretty much throughout EU.
- Faark 6y agoNot when you'd need to circumvent DRM, thanks to EU Copyright Directive Article 6.