And the bullshit tax on blank CDs, which came later. The article makes a critical point: We already PAID for the right to download this material, and have been

And the bullshit tax on blank CDs, which came later. The article makes a critical point: We already PAID for the right to download this material, and have been paying for decades. Also, I've known several friends in bands. So far I've never heard of any of them receiving a check for blank-media taxes collected "on their behalf."