antiMUSIC - Copyright Tax

06/29/06
. (tinfoil) On Thursday, [Spanish] Congress approved the changes to the intellectual property laws in Spain � copyright laws if you will. The idea is that a small canon will have to be paid on every blank media � from a blank CD to mobile phones and even a memory stick. However, computer hard disks and ADSL lines have, for some reason been left out of the legislation, despite their widespread use for illegal copying of music and films. Somehow the money collected in the new canon will then be paid back to the owner of the copyright. [see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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