MP3 Player Tax Proposed In Canada 281
Interoperable writes "The status of sharing music in Canada is, to some extent, ambiguous. This is partly due to a levy imposed on blank media, CD-Rs and cassette tapes, that compensates artists and the recording studios for a loss of revenue due to copying. Legislation proposed by the NDP and supported by the Bloc Quebecois would extend that levy to cover MP3 players with the intent of decriminalizing audio file sharing for Canadian citizens. The proposed legislation, however, faces opposition from the governing Conservative party; the Liberal party has agreed to discuss the proposed bill."
First psot (Score:3, Funny)
First poost, eh?
Useful (Score:2, Funny)
Let's go all the way (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If it were anywhere else I'd say YRO, but CANAD (Score:3, Funny)
Re:May not pass (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, I am Canadian.
I'm so sorry...
No no, it's my fault, I'm sorry for causing you to experience any thoughts of sorrow. Please accept my deepest apologies.
Re:Useful (Score:5, Funny)
I think it should all go to me. So far, I have received no money at all from my music, which must be due to piracy[1]. Therefore, my sense of entitlement tells me that society owes me approximately $2m (Canadian).
[1] The fact that I have not produced any music does not detract from this argument in any way.
Ogg Vorbis (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The levy only compensates Major Label artists (Score:2, Funny)