Thursday, August 21, 2014

Expect to pay over 30 euros for a phone – Daily News – Lisbon

If you are considering buying a new phone, tablet or just a simple pen in the near future be aware of the laws passed by Parliament not to be surprised to get to the store. This is because yesterday the Council of Ministers approved the amendments to the Law on Private Copying that will introduce additional fees on devices that allow recording and data storage. To be approved only lack the stamp of Members of Parliament. The CDS has already announced it intends to discuss “in depth” and know the total amount of fees.

The rate, which aimed to offset the associations of authors owed by copyright, already exists since 1998, but only focuses on CD, DVD or cassettes.

Read more details of the DN epaper

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