If I understood rightly here in Germany they are going to put a special tax/fee/whatever onto the price of blank CDs to cover the fact that my might burn pirate music onto it.

I don't know about Germany, but they have been doing that here in the US for TEN FUCKING YEARS so I don't see where the anus at that record company gets off on saying blank CDs steal revenues. WHAT THE FUCK WAS THE AHRA TAX FOR YOU ASSHOLE?!?!?