And people think the Americans are crazy

Apparently the Dutch - normally known for their progressive views on modern issues - have taken a giant leap backwards with a new iPod tax. Here's the link:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/27/netherlands_ipod_tax

Apparently Germany has a similar tax on hard drives, but I couldn't find more information about that. The scary thing about this issue is that it scales - as technology improves, the levy grows.

I just wonder when the RIAA will pay off Congress to implement that here?