What specific forms of blank recording media are subject to the levy?
Analog Audio Cassette Tapes: All analog audio cassettes with a recording time of 40 minutes or more are subject to the private copying levy. No distinction is made among types of cassettes according to bias, nor between standard length and custom length cassettes. CD-R and CD-RW: These recordable and re-writeable digital media are typically used in CD writers found in personal computer systems. They are used to record and store data, including sound recordings. CD-R Audio and CD-RW Audio: CD-R Audio and CD-RW Audio are recordable and rewritable digital media formats, respectively, that are electronically marked for use in certain consumer audio recording equipment. CD-R Audio and CD-RW Audio products were created at least in part to comply with US legal requirements. They are encoded so as to be recognized as audio products when played on digital audio recording equipment and may not be readable by all CD-ROM drives. Otherwise, they are technologically identical to their non-Audio coun
