Canada to Raise Tariffs on Recordable Media

Joel Ironstone writes: "A new Canadian levy will be introduced in 2003 on all recordable media (pdf). The magnitude of these tariffs is staggering: $1.23 for all CD-RW's, $2.27 on all DVD-R's, and get this: $21 for each gigabyte of storage on portable MP3 players. That's an extra 160 dollars for a Nomad." Like in the U.S., this tax is collected and given directly to the record industry, a governmental subsidy for no apparent societal benefit.

Comments

Re:Another case of Too Much Government

[painkillr]

You are a giant fooking TOOL.

Re:This is absolutely disgraceful

[glowfish]

What's disgraceful is your complete lack of regard for the people actually making the music. Yeah pirate more music.
I don't know what line of work you are in, but I'll gladly accept YOUR free services, since you don't really seem to think work has any value.
I'm willing to bet any ammount that when it comes to YOU and YOUR WORK, suddenly free isn't so cool anymore.

So where are they?

[rho]

Every time there's a DCMA or other absurd US-law story on Slashdot, the Canadian crowd pulls their face out of their back bacon sandwich to cry, "I'm glad I live in Candada, eh! You Yanks are a bunch of hosers to not live in a socialist paradise like Canada!"

Where are the Canucks now? (probably sneaking across the border to buy CD-Rs)