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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by jeroenhd on Monday October 16, 2023 @04:02AM (#37896950)
> - There was (and is) a fee on every CD-R, DVD-R, BR-R, hard drive and SSD as a "just in case it happens to store copyright-protected material at some point ever" fee [0].

Sadly, Spain isn't the only country that does this. The copyright lobby has been very successful at making people fund their failing business model.

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Re:EU member states still cannot agree about end-to-end encr... by clarionbell on Monday October 16, 2023 @04:13AM (#37897003)
Yep. Unfortunately this is pretty normal. I would be fine with it, if it meant I get immunity from persecution when distributing pirated content. Unfortunately that would go against corporate rent seeking.
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