Battleangel

Sweden sure is a piece of work. While this is old news I think it is worth reminding everyone. Here is the full proposition (in Swedish). Please see page 157. The same document supposedly deals with the EUCD implementation as well if you only bother to wade through it. My guess is that the headless chickens in parliament will swallow this hook line and sinker if they haven’t already.

DVD-R + 11.20 SEK / disc
CD-R + 1.75 SEK / disc

I.e. 0.0025 SEK / MB storage unit. Essentially doubling the price of DVD-R and DVD+R media. There is also talk of adding a 0,007 SEK / MB tax on reusable devices that can do digital recording. The definition is as blunt as a baseball bat and could be made to include DVD-RWs as well as mp3 players, memory cards and hard drives.

DVD-RW + 31.40 SEK / disc
CD-RW + 4.90 SEK / disc
120 GB HD + 860 SEK

I can see only a limited number of options here. Private importing is among the most likely. Moving abroad is another although a bit more extreme alternative. Assassinating selected bodies of government, initiating an insurrection is also a possibility that is brought closer to reality with the passing of each year. Extreme situations require extreme measures. To hell with patience and scientific methods. These ppl have no regard for individual freedom or science for that matter. They are the result of a diseased branch of society threatening our very existence. SCIENTIA REGIT!