Gadget makers fear new copyright levies hurt sales
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Electronics manufacturers railed  against a European tax on recordable discs and music players  like iPods on Friday, even as a Dutch industry group was  getting ready to impose new local levies on recordable media.
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A patent ruling in favor of an Australian government agency could mean equipment makers will have to pay up.
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House of Reps. approve smaller fines in copyright spats A new US law which would reduce the damages to be paid out for patent infringement has been passed by one half of the US legislature. The proposed law was backed by large technology firms and banks but opposed by smaller tech companies and drug companies.â¦
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Rival technologies that baffle consumers will run more companies out of business in the nascent music download market than will head-to-head competition, one of the lead creators of MP3 playback technology warned on Wednesday.
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Returns of products that do not work like consumers believe they should is costing manufacturers, communication carriers and electronics retailers almost $14 billion a year in the United States.
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Sales of music fell at a faster rate in  2007 than 2006 despite digital sales soaring, and the  gatekeepers of the Web must act if the industry is to beat  piracy, the international trade body said on Thursday.
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Investors usually get nervous when a company relies on the sales of one product. The exception is when that product is an Apple iPod. Just as consumers can't seem to get enough of the iPod, investors are foaming over companies having anything to do with the digital music player.
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Technology firms and gadget lovers are urged to think more about the environment as new regulations come into force.
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News that Microsoft must pay $1.5bn for infringing MP3 patents may have widespread effects, experts say.
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The European Union's patchwork of rules on copyright levies, which can mean hundreds of dollars in price differences between conries on goods such as mobile phones, MP3 players and even paper, will not be overhauled in the near future despite pleas from industry groups, artists, and France.
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The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable?
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Love of hi-tech gadgets set to undermine attempts to curb UK's carbon emissions, report claims.
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A new specification will add features to Blu-ray disc players proves that people really just subscribe to consumer electronics rather than buying them. Accept that and you can defend profligate spending on the latest TV or being a penny-pincher.
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As manufacturers roll out cameras with more features, analysts question whether consumers will use them.
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The growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted to their gadgets.
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Business & money: Negative publicity having an impact 'at the edges', but higher taxes also play a part.
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Should prices for blank media and recording products include a royalty fee to copyright holders for presumed losses to piracy?