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Europe’s dysfunctional private copying levy to remain
Europe’s “private copying levy” system is a mess. You might pay a hidden charge of €3.15 in Spain for an MP3 player but a full €25 in France. An inkjet multifunction printer levy could run €178.84 in Belgium but only €12 in Germany.
Continue reading »People love to share: UK Pirate Party official
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- The Pirate Party could be described as the world’s first, and still the only, global political party. In turn, a2f2a.com is the world’s first, and still the only, site founded specifically by music artists and fans for music artists and fans. So it’s appropriate that John Barron, who leads the UK Pirate Party ’s copyright working group subcommittee, is a frequent, and articulate, poster on a2f2a As he points out, the strap-line is “Start your own revolution – cut out the middleman !” – and, co-founded by UK artist Billy Bragg, a2f2a went online recognising artists need to be paid, and fans want to pay them — directly.
Continue reading »Dutch Copyright Group Wants to Charge for Embedding Videos
Says six would cost 130 euros ($192 USD) p/yr, 12 would cost 260 euros ($383 USD) p/yr, and 30 would cost 650 euros ($960 USD) p/yr. Buma/Stemra, a Dutch copyright collecting society for composers and music publishers, has introduced a new plan called “ Fair Play Music ” that would require those who embed videos to pay an on-demand licensing fee. The fee ranges from 6 embedded files for 130 euros ($192 USD) p/yr, 12 for 260 euros ($383 USD) p/yr, to 30 would cost 650 euros ($960 USD) p/yr, and would be required beginning January 1st of 2010.
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