There is an equivalent tax in France where you pay for every hard drive, USB key, memory card, blank CD, blank DVD, smartphone, and tablet. Since this law was i

There is an equivalent tax in France where you pay for every hard drive, USB key, memory card, blank CD, blank DVD, smartphone, and tablet. Since this law was introduced, I stopped having any guilt when I download something. I still buy albums on Bandcamp because they deserve it, but the rest is free as I already paid for it without my consent.