European Rights Holders Want Levies On Dropbox, Google Drive

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European Rights Holders Want Levies On Dropbox, Google Drive

Posted at 8:30AM Tuesday 11 Dec 2012

Consumers in Austria could be forced to pay rights holders for accessing cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive, if an authors' rights group has its way. The plan is being vehemently opposed by a group of CE makers and internet companies.

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