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We have the same 'private copy' tax in France. It is a tax on ALL storages (proportional to the size) to take a fee in the case you would use the storage for co
by malka 13y ago
We have the same 'private copy' tax in France. It is a tax on ALL storages (proportional to the size) to take a fee in the case you would use the storage for copyrighted stuff.
While it does not make download legal, in my opinion it makes it ethical. I paid a tax on it, I might as well use it.
- johncoltrane 13y agoA tax that was worth 193.000.000 € in 2011. Not enough to balance the alleged losses but… not bad, I guess. "Les flux financiers de la Rémunération pour Copie Privée": http://bit.ly/1fn0PqX http://bit.ly/1fn0PqX
- mcv 13y agoAlleged by whom? Note that the record industry had a habit of making totally ridiculous claims concerning their losses.
- johncoltrane 13y agoAlleged by the media industry, of course. And repeated ad nauseam by politicians and journalists without much verification.