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Showing posts with label private copying levy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label private copying levy. Show all posts
08 December 2012

Outdated European Copyright Levy System Descends Further Into Disarray

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A couple of months ago, Ben Zevenbergen explained how the Dutch Supreme Court was finding it difficult to reconcile different aspects o...
10 June 2012

Germany Increases 'You Are All Pirates' Tax On Solid State Media By 2000%

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Techflaws alerts us to an announcement by ZPÜ, the organization responsible for setting the levy on storage media in Germany, that fees ...
01 September 2011

Cents of Entitlement

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The "copyright levy" - typically a charge levied on blank recording media such as audio tapes, CDs and DVDs - is a total anachroni...
05 August 2011

Is Format Shifting a Big Giveaway?

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Yesterday I wrote about the BPI's reaction to the UK Government's response to the Hargreaves Report. Not surprisingly, the Musicia...
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28 May 2008

I Love Smell of Private Copying Levies in the Morning

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If the media industry wants to make sure that everyone will start copying content and generally handing it around to all their mates, this ...
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