[Linuxtrent] E dopo l'Italia (oggi), pure il Belgio (dopodomani).
- From: Matteo Ianeselli <matteo.ianeselli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linuxtrent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:58:09 +0200
http://rss.com.com/2110-1028-998658.html?type=pt&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=news
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The Belgian federal government will quietly introduce a tax on
rewritable CDs May 1, the office of the country's minister of
economy confirmed. Officially called a "compensation for personal
use," the tax will add 12 euro cents (13 cents) per hour to the
price of a CD-R. The proceeds are earmarked for composers,
copyright holders and performers.
The move comes after a political debate in Belgium over whether
free music downloads should be legalized, with the introduction
taxes on rewritable CDs and hard drives to counterbalance the
likely lower tax income from music CD sales. However, the Belgian
government says the current measure is designed to compensate for
copies made for personal use.
...
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