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by koonsolo 2240 days ago
In Belgium, you have to pay a fee when buying storage because "hey, you might store copyrighted material on there".

So "intent" can be pretty broad according to the copyright mafia.

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Hey thanks for the downvote! I'm guessing it's because of the use of "mafia".

Here is the rule for truck drivers listening to the radio in their truck: they have to pay extra copyright fee because they are listening in their work environment, and therefore the normal copyright that radio is already paying is not enough.