French court okays ‘iPod tax’ copyright levy on MP3 players ordered online
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 2, 2008 at 7:54am
A French court has ruled that foreign retailers must warn consumers to pay the country’s so-called “iPod tax” copyright levy on MP3 players ordered online, The Register.
The levy, designed to compensate rights holders for digital copying, means that an iPod bought from a French seller is about €40 more expensive than from an websites based in, say, Luxembourg. By law, consumers are required to pay the levy when they import their MP3 player, USB storage or blank media. In reality many dodge the extra cost or are unaware of their obligation, says The Register.
Now the court of cassation has ruled in favor of domestic retailer RueDuCommerce.com that a foreign competitor acted unfairly by not telling its customers about the rules, the article adds.
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