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Finland To Abolish Copyright Tax On Blank Media
« on: December 23, 2014, 01:40:12 pm »
Excellent Xmas news  8)

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141213/05334429422/finland-abolishes-copyright-levies-digital-devices.shtml

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Finland is the latest EU member state to scrap levies on digital devices, following similar moves in Spain and the UK. The Finnish Parliament on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to replace a levies system that has existed since 1984 with the creation of a government fund designed to compensate artists for private copying of content such as music and movies.

Although it's true that progress has been made, it's also worth noting that the usual copyright dinosaurs are fighting back, and that the final outcome is by no means clear. In the UK, the music industry has said that it may try to challenge the private copying exception in the courts. In Spain, legal action by collecting societies has resulted in two key questions about copyright levies being sent to the European Union Court of Justice, and its judgment on the case is likely to have important implications for such levies throughout the EU.

How much "cake" aka unearned public money do the copyright maximalists want, when is enough enough ?

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