Sweden has announced its proposal for implementing the EUCD into its own legislation. Sweden has obviously decided to take things a bit further than EUCD would require. In addition to banning distribution of copy protection circumvention tools, Sweden's proposal makes it also illegal to download copyrighted material from P2P networks, and also adds a levy to blank digital media to compensate copyright owners for lost revenue.
They’re adding about $4 (SEK 31) per blank cd, meaning a box of 10 will cost about $40 (SEK 310) MORE than it does today. For once I’m happy that the country I live in isn’t part of the EU. I need my CDRs.