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too bad this means only losses for the middle-men, that also pump millions into lobbying for increasingly stupid IP laws - so it's not likely to happen :/

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[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Portugal here, we also have those kinds of taxes on hard drives and physical media in order to "save the artists". The reality is that the money goes for a gov agency that essentially doesn't help any artist. ;)