Dutchees get your iPods now

Post by **l0g1c** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:27 am

Saw this on /. Talk about heavy-handed.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/27 ... _ipod_tax/

Post by **PhoeniX** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:29 am

"Netherlands considers taxing mp3 players based on capacity"

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:29 am

http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4347

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:30 am

lol, gg ye pirates. way to ruin it for everyone else. and i thought the euro volume cap was ridiculous.

Post by **l0g1c** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:31 am

FragaGeddon wrote:http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4347

Oops...

edit: Well, here's some added content from /. again.

Please keep in mind that:
1. This is just a proposal, and already heavily critized.
2. It is legal in the Netherlands to make private copies of any audio/video, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT OWN AN ORIGINAL! This means effectively that there's no such thing as illegal downloading of songs/movies in the Netherlands; it's legal. The levy system is the opposed measure set up to make this legal.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:31 am

PhoeniX wrote:"Netherlands considers taxing mp3 players based on capacity"

I would have beaten you because I had to log in first.
But I win because at least I provided a link.

Post by **glossy** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:32 am

Levies are an outmoded and unfair way of rewarding existing monopolies and are only ever put in place to keep ancient publishing copyright agencies in business.

OBJECTIVE REPORTING

Post by **MKJ** » Sun May 01, 2005 3:20 pm

l0g1c wrote:
2. It is legal in the Netherlands to make private copies of any audio/video, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT OWN AN ORIGINAL! This means effectively that there's no such thing as illegal downloading of songs/movies in the Netherlands; it's legal. The levy system is the opposed measure set up to make this legal.

this is not entirely true. there are commercials n other campaigns to let people know downloading and sharing software&movies isnt legal.
thats about all thats being done about it though