insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| Computer companies to pay for pirates, WAAAA?
How stupid can anyone be? That's like telling all car manufacturers that they now have to pay a fee to banks for every car they make because cars are usually used in bank robberies. I mean the justification can be made somewhat for blank cds, although I have never used one for music, and definitely be made for something like a cassette tape where the only use is music, but basically saying the computer is only used for piracy is ridiculous. I'd say you'd have a better argument trying to make all computer manufacturers pay microsoft a fee for every computer because so many people might run a pirated version of windows on it. |
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reub2000
Premium
join:2001-12-28
Evanston, IL | It looks their going to appeal it.
If they are charging a tax on complete oem computer, then how would they tax home built computers? |
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boog
Premium
join:2000-07-24
Trenton, OH
| I guess they could tax the cpu's, because you can't run a system without a cpu. Altho I still think that's a bad idea. what if someone built a legit system with linux, and it has nothing but open source software on it? why should that person have to pay?
Then, wouldn't that then make it ok to pirate software because it would be paid for? |
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reub2000
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join:2001-12-28
Evanston, IL
| said by boog  :I guess they could tax the cpu's, because you can't run a system without a cpu. Altho I still think that's a bad idea. what if someone built a legit system with linux, and it has nothing but open source software on it? why should that person have to pay? Then, wouldn't that then make it ok to pirate software because it would be paid for? You can't run a system without a lot of things. WHere are you going to put the CPU without a motherboard. How about using ui without a graphics card? How are you going to install windows, linux without an optical drive? What are you going to install and run your os, and store your booty without a hard drive? It's also not going to run without any RAM. And it definitly won't work without a PSU.
And I think those Germans would have every right to pirate. |
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Goldman
join:2002-06-21
Maumelle, AR
| reply to boog
said by boog :Then, wouldn't that then make it ok to pirate software because it would be paid for? Are you kidding. They are going to charge you a tax for pirating and charge you a fine if you are caught pirating. They can't lose...and you can't win.
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Jason Levine
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join:2001-07-13
USA
|  reply to insomniac84
I completely agree. And why is this just a tax on possible illegal music downloads? Couldn't our hypothetical pirate download movies illegally too? Shouldn't the computer manufacturers pay Germany's equivalent of the MPAA a tax also? What about possible warez downloads? Book downloads? Downloading quilting patterns without the copyright owner's permission? Hey, if we add enough taxes onto it, no one will be able to afford a computer and online piracy will drop! 
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| reply to insomniac84
and this will never make it to the right people anyway, if their government works anything like the State gov here in Conn then all Taxes go into a form of general fund where it is wasted on porkbarrel projects.
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boog
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join:2000-07-24
Trenton, OH | reply to Goldman
I know we couldn't win, I was just being devils advocate there, you know someone will try that argument eventually, and be serious about it. |
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