Re:Please do not write below the line
by alvarlagerlof on Monday October 21, 2024 @03:45PM
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In Sweden there was this whole thing where you apparently had to pay even if you only owned a laptop.
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In France you pay the copyright infringement tax on every hard drive / SSD / storage you purchase. But it’s still forbidden to pirate movies.
Re:Please do not write below the line
by AshamedCaptain on Monday October 21, 2024 @05:31PM
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It is not "copyright infringement" tax. It's called a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy and it's a rather common thing, at least in all of Europe.
Re:Please do not write below the line
by crazygringo on Monday October 21, 2024 @07:45PM
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Seems close enough. The article even discusses how it is "often considered a compensation for illegal file sharing". And even if it's common, that doesn't make it any less unfair. (Indeed, the longest section of the article is titled "Questions on fairness".)
Re:Please do not write below the line
by AshamedCaptain on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @02:54PM
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It is often _confused_ with. It does not imply it is.
I read that as “Pirate” copying levy. Took a few takes to read it as “Private”.
Re:Please do not write below the line
by __turbobrew__ on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @12:10AM
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* Slaps 22TiB SMR drive *
This baby can fit so many Linux ISOs on it.