Ripping CDs & DVDs etc is illegal...again.

[Daniel Quinn]

eh , the law to allow recording is an EU idea ,thus you are using an eu idea you agree with to bash the EU .

[jammy395]

Eh......What yo takin bout.

[Fretless]

The Netherlands has a tax called the 'thuiskopieheffing' to compensate for the loss in artist royalties. This applies to CDR, DVDR, e-readers, external HDD, portable audio/video players, smartphones, tablets, laptops & PC's.

The purchase price is raised by up to 3,50 euro. Whether this has any serious effect is debateable, but it shuts up the copyright and royalties lobby.

[Daniel Quinn]

The Netherlands has a tax called the 'thuiskopieheffing' to compensate for the loss in artist royalties. This applies to CDR, DVDR, e-readers, external HDD, portable audio/video players, smartphones, tablets, laptops & PC's.

The purchase price is raised by up to 3,50 euro. Whether this has any serious effect is debateable, but it shuts up the copyright and royalties lobby.

this shows how the english and dutch governments have implemented the EU law and how this as given rise to the cock up in Britain

Dutch have said harm will manifests itself in the sale of copying devives therefore tax them .

uk tory government , adverse to tax rises as decided that no harm will stem from 1 copy per person per purchase and now find themselves in a mess .

it also shows how the EU does not dictate to anyone country how things should be done .

[kimangelis]

If I'm being thick then please open fire....

I understand I can make as many copies of a given CD so long as that copy is for my own use, whether in mp3 format, or a CD copy for the car. I'm not selling-on what I've bought, just making repeats for playing on whatever players I have. For example... my girlfriends new in-car unit is USB ONLY! There is no CD or tape unit at all.

Am I being thick?

[Fretless]

Under the Dutch rules this would be covered by the surcharge on memory devices (also USB sticks). Back in the 80's when we all taped albums on cassettes to play in the car, that was also deemed illegal - but no-one ever got arrested for it, as far as I know.

[guydarryl]

I pay extra for recordable "music" CDs to use with my CD recorder (vinyl to CD for the car). I thought this was a tax to remunerate the artists?

[jammy395]

What cd recorder you got Guy...?
I had a Phillips a while back for the same purpose, (Long gone) I fancy getting another.
Kind of old hat now but suits this ludite dino - fuk this tech ripping flac file shit.

[guydarryl]

sorry for late reply, I missed this.

I have a Pioneer PDR 609. Had it for years, doesn't get lots of use but has been very reliable.

[jammy395]

Thanks Guy.
In this Crazy world of mp3/flac/pi/etc.......
Its good to know , old school still survives....