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New taxes mean hefty prices for German PCs
The German Secretary of Justice, Hertha Däubler-Gmelin, has confirmed rumors that new copyright taxes are expected for hardware used to copy data. That includes PCs, CD-burners, printers, hard drives and ISDN systems.
The German Secretary of Justice, Hertha Däubler-Gmelin, has confirmed rumors that new copyright taxes are expected for hardware used to copy data. That includes PCs, CD-burners, printers, hard drives and ISDN systems. Analysts estimate the price increases could approach 30 percent. Full story (in German). -- ZDNet Germany