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| The European Union could impose a levy on printer ink and printer consumables |
The European Union could
impose a levy on printer ink and printer consumables after a
ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), says computing.co.uk
The judgement follows a
case in the German Court of Justice in which publisher VG Wort took action
against Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, HP, Kyocera and Xerox, demanding compensation
for the printing of published works on their equipment.
The surprise decision by the ECJ will enable the EU to introduce a Europe-wide levy and could open up printer manufacturers to a slew of compensation claims from "copyright holders".
The surprise decision by the ECJ will enable the EU to introduce a Europe-wide levy and could open up printer manufacturers to a slew of compensation claims from "copyright holders".
Printer manufacturers,
meanwhile, may be forced to raise the prices of their products or to withdraw
from Europe entirely. It also raises the prospect of buyers sourcing printers
from outside the EU to avoid the copyright levy.
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