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Spain's SGAE Wants CD-R Tax To Counter Web Piracy.

Authors :
LLEWELLYN, HOWELL
Source :
Billboard. 02/26/2000, Vol. 112 Issue 9, p55. 1/4p.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Focuses on the demand of Spain's authors and publishers society, SGAE, for a tax to be levied on blank compact discs (CD-R) to counter the effects of Internet piracy. Sales figures for CD-Rs in Spain during 1999; How the illegal downloading of music from the Internet represents a loss of authors' rights compensation; Details of the anti-piracy efforts of the SGAE.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00062510
Volume :
112
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Billboard
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
2812529