[Sussex] This is appalling... Dutch Pass iPod Tax

[Gareth Ablett]

 From: Paul Turner [mailto:pturner at rentokil.com]
 Subject: [Sussex] This is appalling... Dutch Pass iPod Tax
> 
> 
> Just read this on slashdot:
> 
> An anonymous reader writes /"The Register is reporting that in a few
> short months a proposal to tax all MP3 players in the Netherlands will
> become law
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/27/netherlands_ipod_tax/
> 
> The levy taxes 3.28 euros ($4.30 US) for every gigabyte of capacity.
This
> means a 60GB iPod Photo will be hit for an additional 196 euros
($258),
> all of it going to the record industry's copyright collection
agencies.
> And they call file sharers thieves?"
> 
> http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/05/04/29/0537213.shtml?tid=176&tid=98/
> 

I can see the reason behind it with the amount of illegal mp3 downloads
still going on but that would probably just stop people buying the damn
things.

Anyway isn't an iPod photo for storage of photos aswell so technically
if one was not to use for music then they shouldn't charge.


Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

ITP Services Ltd.
http://www.itpserve.co.uk/

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