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Phred <ppnerk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I saw a cartoon somewhere the other day concerning the
> recent losses from bushfires.  In the first frame, a bloke was
> growling "Somebody is going to pay for this!"  He the second
> frame, he was looking at his insurance renewal premium...

Only a stupid wouldnt realise that a fire like that would increase
premiums.  Fresh out of magic wands to wave to replace the houses.
Insurance has always been about premiums paying for claims.

> So it seems it may well be with blank CDs and DVDs

Bullshit. I'll believe it when I see it.

> -- we'll all bloody well pay to compensate performers
> and the recording industry generally for loss of income
> due to piracy.  The a-v mob, Screenrights, and their
> music industry counterpart, APRA, want to introduce
> a fee to compensate for "rampant" illegal copying.

What they want and what they get are
two completely different things, stupid.

> They're looking at a recording levy of between 3% and 10%

And they aint gunna get it. You watch.

> and believe that this time it will survive a
> High Court challenge (c.f. cassette tapes).

It'll only get anywhere near the high court if the pollys are
stupid enough to legislate for it. Bet they aint that stupid.

CDs are used for backup by anyone with any sense. Even the
stupidest pollys will realise that a hell of a lot more use CDs for
backup than there are 'performers' who mostly dont vote Lib anyway.

> Oh, and if you are genuinely making legitimate
> non-infringing use of blank CDs and DVDs you will be
> able to obtain a refund of the levy paid "upon application".

Thats never gunna be legislated either. You watch.

Its just the usual mindless ambit claim.

> Bully for them!  No doubt that's the line that will
> make the scheme legal.  In practice, I guess
> we'll all be guilty and will just grin and bear it

Or it never happens and we carry on regardless.

> as it's hard to imagine it would be worth the effort of
> filling out and forwarding that application for a few dollars
> refund each time you buy a few blanks for your backups.

And even if there was a 10% levy, the blanks are still dirt
cheap. No point in slashing your wrists any time soon, stupid.

> [Ref: _The Australian_ 21 Jan 2003, "The Nation" p.3.]

Wota pack silly season wankers.