CDR: Re: Germans to tax PCs for Lars

[Tom Vogt]

David Honig wrote:
> >on the ideological level, no.
> >on the practical level - a lot. for example, you don't go to jail for
> >not paying GEMA.
> 
> Then why do people pay?

because you can't "opt out" - blank tapes just cost $x - GEMA included.
you can't buy any without.

shop owners and others pay because they have much better things to do
then spend their money on a lawsuit with no chance of winning.


> Ultimately law is backed by violence.

and customs. (not the border kind)
most people are simply used to following the law.