Mp3-tax in Canada

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Article here (the star, canada)

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MP3 players hit with new tax
Move raises cost of devices such as iPod by up to $25 Levy to reimburse artists for illegal copying of music[...]

The coalition argues levies subsidize the Canadian music industry by treating everyone who buys blank recording media as potential music pirates, even though many use the products to store computer files, backup data, software and self-created music and video content.

There's also a fear it will drive Canadian consumers south of the border to get their blank CDs and MP3 players.
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It is not only in Canada where the RIAA-kind of fellows want to treat EVERYONE who buys new hard drives, mp3 players, any recordable media (cds, dvds etc) as pirates - and with no chance of proving un-guilty. IMHO with their logic - they should add taxes to personal stereos and vcr players. If you buy a radio, you may as well copy music from there (even if jsut for your personal use), and the vcrs are normally bought by people so that they can copy movies from the tv to be viewed later. :rolleyes:
 
No RIAA, but we pay the levy. :-<

Argh....I wanna get an ipod, and will have to pay more now! Wonder if I get the refurbs from apple, would they apply the levy? :-?
 
But that would be wrong! :p You pay the levy, if you buy your cds, rip 'em and put them on an ipod....

The good side is, that atleast we can do it on macs! Not horrid WinTel boxes!
 
Maybe next they'll put a tax on: cups and mugs since drunks cause accidents, a tax on kitchen utensils since they could be used to kill someone, a tax on candybars cause they cause tooth decay, a tax on TVs cause they cause laziness, a tax on fast-food cause it causes you to be over-weight, etc..., etc...

The world is officially going mad!
 
Naw, that was when we elected Clinton...first time a fluke, second time was just madness <G>.
 
mdnky said:
Naw, that was when we elected Clinton...first time a fluke, second time was just madness <G>.
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The difference was Clinton was a bad person, but a good president. Bush is exactly the opposite.

I'd rather have Clinton. Made for better SNL skits.
 
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