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Canada Quashes Copyright Tax on MP3 Players

Posted by michael on from the rated-q-for-quash dept.

Rippy the Gator writes "The Globe and Mail says that consumers may soon be paying less for MP3 players because the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that special copyright levies applied to digital music players are not legal. You might want to keep those receipts if you're giving them as a Christmas Gift."

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  1. The end of the canadian musid industry by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look...

    How will canadian artists and record companies stay in business if everybody is going to rip them off and the government isn't going to help them by encouraging consumers to pay taxes to help their brother canadians.

    You're all so selfish. I feel like moving south to the U.S.

    1. Re:The end of the canadian musid industry by WIAKywbfatw · · Score: 2, Funny

      If it means fewer people will be exposed to Celine Dion then it can't be a bad thing.

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      "Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
    2. Re:The end of the canadian musid industry by RangerRick98 · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's bad enough that we take food out of the starving artists in America

      That sounds awfully messy to me. :)

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      "You're older than you've ever been, and now you're even older."
    3. Re:The end of the canadian musid industry by 72beetle · · Score: 2, Funny

      Please, feel free to keep her.

      Ok, but you have to take Bryan Adams back.

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      -Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music.
  2. How will the industry get paid? by badfish99 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does this mean the Canadian music industry will have to make a living by suing its customers, like the US industry does?

  3. Re:The end of the canadian music industry by wwwillem · · Score: 2, Funny
    fewer people will be exposed to Celine Dion

    That's why she was exported to Las Vegas. :-)

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    Browsers shouldn't have a back button!! It's all about going forward...
  4. Re:I always wondered... by Kithraya · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is probably going to get flagged as flamebait or insensitive or something instead of just conversation like it's intended but I'll bite anyway...

    I used to think that I could listen to and tolerate almost any kind of music. Then I met my wife, and I've since learned that I must have a very narrow view of "good" music. Some of the stuff she listens to makes me want to either vomit or stand in the middle of traffic.

  5. Re:Well by Fr05t · · Score: 2, Funny

    Canadian Doctors make a good amount of money. Next time you see your mechanic please ask him to help you remove your head from your ass.

  6. attention canadians by evilmousse · · Score: 2, Funny


    will trade cheap recordable media for cheap prescription drugs--call me.