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From: | David Kastrup |
Subject: | Re: Stallman calls for an end to file sharing war |
Date: | Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:02:56 -0000 |
User-agent: | Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes: > Alan Mackenzie wrote: > [...] >> I do understand the objection; in Germany, I'm required to pay for a >> radio license on account of possessing a net-connected computer. > > The point is that neither GEZ broadcast fee nor GEMA fee on empty media > (and other things) replace the system of copyrights and capitalist > market of exclusive rights in intangibles. GEZ/GEMA fee payer gets *NO* > rights reserved to copyright owners in exchange for paying a fee at > all. Making private copies of broadcast recordings is legal in Germany. -- David Kastrup
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