The Belgian Commission of the Chamber has approved a proposal that upholds a tax on computers at the point of sale, thus to be paid by the consumer. The money generated from this tax would go to a fund, serving the needs of CD & DVD producers and the artists themselves to compensate the losses they suffer from the illegal reproduction of audiovisual materials.
This law implies that everyone who buys a pc does so to eventually duplicate his CD and/or DVD collection. Hmm.
It also implies consumers buy a PC to participate in the circuit of illegal downloading and sharing of audiovisual media.
So, every public service, including those of the government, need to pay this tax when buying new computers. Schools, hospitals… you name it.
They’re all rascals and villains. Me too, FYI. Cool counrty I live in.
Protest can be posted and read here ! Join the battle ! We’re outlaws anyway, so it doesn’t matter anymore now ! Nothing to lose !
UPDATE : The tax is € 40 ! (One EUR [€] = 1.28 USD [$])