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Canadian Music Industry Wants Royalties on Net Usage

Posted by michael on from the greed-kills dept.

Dr. Zoidburg writes "Apparently Internet music and movie sharing in Canada has gained enough popularity to turn the heads of the music and movie industry. CTV has a report about a Canadian organization named SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada) that will "ask the Supreme Court of Canada next week to force Internet service providers to pay them royalties for the millions of digital music files downloaded each year by Canadians". Says the president of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers, "Consumers could very well see an increase in their Internet costs and they could see a slowdown in the transmission speed of their Internet communications"."

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  1. Whoooah by Space+cowboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    All of a sudden I *don't* want to be classed as an ISP any more (re: that story

    Simon.

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  2. Finally by strike2867 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally Canadians get a taste of RIAA's medicine. Theyve had these freedoms for way too long.

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  3. Re:SOCAN? by Takara · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's just an acronym. SOCAN is better than SCAMPC (Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada)

    Or how about STFU (SOCAN Takes money From end Users)

  4. Argh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Friggin America, always trying to take away my rights! I'm moving to Canada!

    Oh wait...

  5. Re:SOCAN? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    SCAM PC? Sounds reasonably accurate to me...

  6. no way! by doq · · Score: 3, Funny

    holy shit, canada has music?!

  7. Re:Blame Canada by Scrameustache · · Score: 4, Funny

    Speaking as a non-Canadian, they should pay me for having to endure that Celine fucking Dion at all hours of the day and night.

    Hey, we had to endure her singing for YEARS before we finally convinced her to move away. She's your problem now...
    ;-)

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  8. I don't think he quite got it by SmallFurryCreature · · Score: 3, Funny
    You see if you make it available for download then I presume you have an account with an ISP somewhere right? So the RIAA will tax you for that account and they will then send that money to proper artists not independent commies like you. Got it?

    The above was an attempt at humor

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  9. Next proposed tax? by bobthemuse · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm waiting for the tax on all people with ears. Those people with ears are untrustworthy! They could be walking along one day and hear music created by starving artists just trying to get by. They should pay royalties to be able to listen to other people's music!

  10. Remember... by AyeRoxor! · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Consumers could very well see an increase in their Internet costs and they could see a slowdown in the transmission speed of their Internet communications."

    But remember, the law would be for your protection and to serve the interestes of the people, as all laws must do.