The Dutch government put a freeze on "copyright levies" on devices such as hard drives and mp3 players until at least 2009, a move likely to please consumer rights groups and dismay copyright holders. Copyright levies, used in much of Europe, are a tax on any "blank" medium that can be used for recording because people who buy such devices often use them to make copies of copyrighted works. Consumer rights groups argue that a person with an mp3 player may be paying tax on the same song several times.
March 29, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Netherlands’ Justice Minister Wednesday put a freeze on “copyright levies” on electronic recording devices such as hard drives and mp3 players until at least 2009, a move likely to please consumer rights groups and dismay copyright holders.
Copyright levies are unknown in the United States and Britain, but are used in many European countries. They are essentially a tax on any “blank” medium that can be used for recording, such as compact discs or video tapes.
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