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

Don't laugh

[jeti]

I don't know if you're aware of this, but you quoted
the license terms for Adobe ebooks quite precisely:

No printing is permitted on this book.
This book cannot be given to someone else.
This book cannot be read aloud.

These are actual terms in the license for the ebook version
of 'Alice in Wonderland'. This is even more strange because
the original text is by now in the public domain.
You can get a free, legal copy at Project Gutenberg.
It has even been suggested that the text of the ebook version was
actually taken from the Gutenberg archives.

Here's an article that a quick search retrieved.

A tarif on media is NOT legit

[SomethingOrOther]

tarrif on media may be legit

Oh no it 'aint!
I use CD's solely to make HD backups and blank casstte tapes solely to record myself playing the gutair!

Or are we now suddenly all guilty of piracy and have to prove our inocence?