26.05.2008 22:21 Uhr, Quelle: 9to5Mac

Apple, Nokia, Motorola agree negotiation of European 'iPod levy'

Consumers purchasing iPods, iPhones, Macs and an array of similar consumer electronic devices, including VHS and DVD recorders, may soon be required to pay a Europe-wide levy on every sale. Led by music industry groups, rights-holders in Europe have been pressing local lawmakers and consumer electronic device makers to agree to such a tax. They want money raised through this levy to be distributed to rights-holders. Today’s news is that consumer electronic companies - after stiff resistance to such proposals - may now be willing to declare a truce in these negotiations, in order to find a mutually satisfactory solution. Consumer electronics companies including Nokia, Apple and Sony have contacted regulators at the European Commission to that effect. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, chief executive of Nokia, and Greg Brown, chief executive of Motorola, are among the signatories of a letter to

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