looks like the ilug-delhi demons and linux-india members aren't the only ones thinking of levying taxes. but this story in germany has an interesting twist: writers, musicians, composers, the creative people whose work the publishers, want computers taxed. and th is time, they don't want the publishers or others to gobble the money, they want it directly for themselves. budding artists, anyone?
this is bizarre. so what was that song again, Pop Will Eat Itself. *** Germany Mulls A Copyright Levy + VAT For PCs [0]Willard B. Trophy writes "How does a US$13 plus an extra 16% tax on computers sound? That's what intense lobbying by publishing industry groups has forced the German government to consider. [1]UPI has the story." Links 0. http://www3.sympatico.ca/scruss/ 1. http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030312-120912-6894r LL ================================================ To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in subject header. Check archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd%40wpaa.org