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Sounds like the cassette and compact disk taxes that were implemented in some countries. Did they ever support the performers who really needed the money?



Not exactly the same. A more accurate analogy would be if the CD was invented by some volunteers instead of Sony, and everyone used them but the volunteers never got paid for their contribution




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