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Originally Posted by airholland
In Holland the government last year suggested that people had to pay extra tax for an internet connection. For that extra tax people could legally download music and movies. BUT they will use the money for cultural purpose??!!
In Holland we pay extra tax ond empty dvd's, hard drives, flash memories, that money is going to artist who supoosed to be less income by illegal downloads. It is about hundreds of millions, and offcourse no adult company is involved or have seen money. Even most artist haven't seen money, most disappeaerd and was used for targeting sites like pirate bay.
Now there is a plan to scan all internet activity with fingerprints on movies to see if somebody is illegal downloading....
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We had the same here in Denmark. But it didn't work. It's impossible to administrate. Who are entitled to what and how much? And why should the government control and interfere in free markets? As lawmakers, they should be there to protect and ensure free market, not put it out of equilibrium and into bureaucracy.
In the end, unauthorized filesharing was banned and no one get compensations from funds. But the tax is still there, just like the timeless "temporarily" VAT, and that's what happens when governments are given power to interfere with private economy.