13.04.2012 14:50 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Portuguese opposition party wants 'terabyte tax,' voters want a new opposition party

Portugal's opposition party, Partido Socialista, is pondering a tax on storage media under the flag of copyright protection. Under the proposal, consumers would pay €0.2 for every gigabyte of storage purchased, so a 1TB HDD would cost around €21 ($28) extra, plus an additional levy on devices over that size means a 2TB drive could cost an additional €103.2 ($135). It doesn't just stop at desktop pla

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