Japanese 'iPod tax' threat fades
PrintGovernment panel says no to recording media levy extension
Posted in Peripherals, 1st December 2005 16:34 GMT
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Japanese consumers will not have to pay an 'iPod tax', the country's government has decided.
Japan has, since 1993, levied a duty on devices and media capable of recording music. This week, a government panel met to consider whether the duty should be extended to digital music players, website Japan Today reports.
The royalty, which typically ranges from ¥4 ($0.03/£0.02) per MiniDisk to ¥400 ($3.36/£1.95) for a MiniDisk recorder, is paid to artists and other copyright holders. ®
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