That hasn't stopped taxes on CDs, DVDs and even external hardisks in many countries which supposedly then get redistributed to "creators" (ie., the record/film

That hasn't stopped taxes on CDs, DVDs and even external hardisks in many countries which supposedly then get redistributed to "creators" (ie., the record/film industry cartels). So yea, it is pretty horrible, like most of the "intellectual property" system (just look at patents..).