Then the situation is at least the same in Europe (France and Switzerland, I believe UK too): we pay taxes on any removable support and hard drives to the record industry. IT professionals were more than unhappy about this decision at the time it was taken in France, but the government (probably sponsored by its many friends from Univers sale) didn't pay any heed to them.

Does it sound better and more accurate? after all, a program is a way to process data and information. The guys who repair computers are already called "Computer Support Team" so that should be ok for the distinction.

How many patents on this thing again? I guess the developping countries arent' gonna get it before a while without paying these lab's taxes.

I agree with you. Each company should have its official pr0n sites list, all malware-proof and everything!