Z:gnu-www-ja-dat--ed5d55-The stated purpose of the tax/en

The stated purpose of the tax is to &ldquo;compensate&rdquo; musicians for copying done by individuals using DATs. However, 57 percent of the funds collected would go to record companies and music publishers&mdash;leaving less than half to the people who participate in the creative process. Most of these remaining funds would go to musical superstars, and thus would do little to encourage musical creativity. Meanwhile, DAT users would be unable to make full use of the power of DAT technology.