https://x.com/videolan/status/2116229135919919278?a=5Ua5pSOr...
https://x.com/videolan/status/2116229135919919278?a=5Ua5pSOr...
> There is a cap so that services using a lot of bandwidth but earning slimmer margins are not crushed. The amount charged cannot exceed 15% of revenue earned in France, or 2% of worldwide revenue. Besides raising money, the authors present the tax as ...
How much does the VideoLan foundation make from France, as revenue?
Edit: I think I've figured it out. The hosting services would need to pay, and they get taxed based on their revenue, and they would probably pass the extra cost on to their consumers, which would include non-profits like the VideoLan foundation.
get.videolan.org
Either very, it this tax story is true, it is completely rediculous and signifies complete desparation by France.
See "tax incidence". Sales taxes are paid by businesses, and yet.
Such a tax would be the end of any kind of free downloads and of any kind of non-profit content providers.