The ‘blank media levy’ is effectively a tax on blank media (originally tape cassettes) designed to compensate content creators for illegal copying of copyrighted works. Over the years it was extended to include CDs, DVDs, hard disks – and is now making its first forays into devices that include solid state memory.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blank-media-levy-extended-to-smartphones-and/
The ‘blank media levy’ is effectively a tax on blank media (originally tape cassettes) designed to compensate content creators for illegal copying of copyrighted works. Over the years it was extended to include CDs, DVDs, hard disks – and is now making its first forays into devices that include solid state memory.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:59:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/blank-media-levy-extended-to-smartphones-and/

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