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Canadians [Will] Pay Levy on MP3 Players - Updated

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the strange-new-sin-taxes dept.

Capt. Canuck writes "According to this Toronto Star story, the Canadian Copyright Board may approve a 20% levy on electronic media tomorrow, including MP3 players and hard drives. With the Canadian Dollar rising and this on the horizon, maybe now is the right time to get that iPod." Update: 12/12 16:33 GMT by M : rcpitt writes "The Canadian Copyright Board has (finally - a year late) issued its ruling on the latest round of blank media levy - the controversial (in the rest of the world as well as Canada) private "tax" on recordable media used to copy music which proceeds go to the music artists in Canada. The ruling by the board and a press release were posted to the Board's web site at 10AM Ottawa (CST) today. The ruling continues the levy amounts from the previous 2 year period (2001-2002) to the end of this period (2003-2004) at the same amounts as previously set but adds new levies on portable (MP3) digital audio recorders of from CDN$2/unit to CDN$25/unit depending on internal storage capacity."

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  1. Hmmmmm. by mog007 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I havn't said this in forever, but here goes:

    I'm almost proud to be an American... taxes out the wazzoo(sp?)... eeewww.

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  2. Socialist Canada by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Because of all of Canada's social programs, they need the money from crap like this. Just look at California and their black hole of a debt.

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  3. Re:Everything happens by mcpkaaos · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Then you must be posting from Germany, right?

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  4. Re:Collected Money Going To American Artists? by Eminor · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    FUCK YOU! The Tragically Hip are a great band. And Canadian music is better than American music. Just have a listen to latest Matthew Good CD, it is much better than anything on your top 40 list.

    The fact that the average American can't appreciate music that is a little bit more sophisticated is another matter.

    And, no, American music doesn't deserve money from tariffs on CDs.

    The reason for content laws is because American music music (Which is complete SHIT) is forced down on us. Even With these laws, the radio stations manage to force the American popculture down on us. This is an abomination. The real artist get little attention will while your fucking britteny beers is played over and over again. If anything, we should ban American music.

    That being said, I absolutely agree that these Tariffs are retarded. I am paying Celion Dion every time I burn a Linux ISO. This is stupid.

  5. Re:Collected Money Going To American Artists? by dcgaber · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your argument was good until you mead me question your sanity with this:

    "And those Canadian artists who have actual talent .. think of ... Celine Dion"

    C'mon now, Celine Dion, actual talent...These words do not go together!