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| Additional levy on smartphones? |
For years, there's a levy on blank CDs and DVDs. Now it's possible that the charges are going to be soon extended to different kinds of media, including smartphones. The hardware industry protested vigorously against the proposed measures.
A levy on blank CDs and DVDs, there were a long time, but Thuiskopie Foundation, which manages
the fund's therefor,
to an extension. The funds so retrieve
the Thuiskopie are then distributed to authors
and copyright
holders.
The speed for the discs, however,
frozen since 2007, when it appeared
that the foundation over 50 million
in money that had not been paid to artists.
Because
the income from slices begins to say no more rapidly,
but, should the funds be extended
to different
media. There are the manufacturers of alternative data carriers,
like MP3 players,
hard drives and smart phones,
very much against.
They notice the personal
copying
levy been a big joke and need a realistic
remuneration for the artists
and not a large cumbersome organization where a lot of money to the rake.
Extending the levy to smartphones
Various
sources
are the plans of the Foundation Thuiskopie leaked.
It shows that the foundation of the damage piracy per year at 60 million
treasure.
That allows the funds to bring the Thuiskopie that the levy is extended
to a number of media, including
smartphones. Interest,
founded
by manufacturers, understandably want to avoid this charge.
The levy would be more expensive
smartphones for consumers
and an additional administrative burden for retailers. Next Tuesday,
all users together
around the table. We will keep you informed.
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