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Canadians May Face 25% Download Tariff
C-Yo writes "While Canadians have battled against an iPod tariff for more than a
year, now comes news that Canada's copyright collectives are seeking a
tariff on iTunes as well. Professor
Michael Geist (who last
week dismantled music industry claims about peer-to-peer) reports
that one collective is demanding an incredible 25% of the gross revenue
of music download services as well as 15% of webcasters' gross revenue
and 10% of gamers gross revenue (free
version of report or Toronto
Star reg. version). When combined with other tariff
proposals, it would appear that Canada's collectives want to the kill
the download industry, demanding at least 40% of everything iTunes,
Napster, and other new services earn."
And I thought it sucked here...
Just finished macroeconomics 101 at your local junior college eh?
Trust me, keep your day job...
Considering that we import enough goods that their value is more then most countries make in a year I would stop talking about us not participating in free trade. We keep alot of other economies moving so count your blessings and stop complaining because we're not giving you everything you want. We do a hell of alot more for the world then any other country but all we do is get bitched at, what a bunch of ungrateful people. All you do is look at some of the mistakes that the government has made, yet you fail to even begin discussing the many benefits that we bring to Canada and how we are constantly helping them out. Yes its a mutual thing, you scratch our back, we scratch yours. If your country every needed anything or was attacked, we'd be the first to step up to your defense. Hell I've been to Canada, I love the place, have friends there, but am American. If you guys were ever attacked and the US got into it I'd sign up. Your our neighbor and we shouldnt be fighting, but rather working together. Hell, the 3 of us (Mexico too) control a whole continent, thats pretty awesome if you ask me.
Regards,
Steve
Well, don't forget to pay us back for all of your medical expense you incured from birth onward, since paying for Health Care out of your own pocket is what you want to do. Oh, and throw in your education as well (especially in Quebec where tuition for university is cheaper than some single courses in the US). Make the cheque out to the Reciever General of Canada. You personally are probably responsible for about $50 to $75k alone just on thoise two counts.
I am truly sorry your father died. But call me a murderer and saying my father lived becasue he stole from others? Fuck you. You are truly one cold hearted facist, elitist prick. I suppose it just natural selection then if someone is too poor to afford hospital and dies. You realize that there are thousands of people that are alive because of our health care system. I don't know what happened to your Dad, but I can tell you, he is the exception not the rule.
I hope you get your US citizenship because I for one am glad you are gone. Good bye and Good riddance.
Never by hatred has hatred been appeased, only by kindness - the Buddha
A trade deficit means that there are more goods flowing into your country from other countries than flowing out.
A record trade deficit means that there is more flowing in and less flowing out than ever before.
Couple this with the fact that the US has been using force of arms for ages to preserve their currencys status as the "global" currency, most recent example being the invasion of Iraq to prevent the Euro from becoming a second currency that can be traded for oil. Anyone with open eyes could see that the consequences of that would be the end of US ecomonic dominance and a fast slide into a massive depression.
Basically, we're set up in a structure where we're sending immense amounts of "stuff" to the US so they can print off some more US Dollars for the rest of us to swap with each other.
Explain to me how this makes the US a "nice guy"? Where I come from, we call that "ripping everyone off".
It looks to me like the grandparent was just an idiot who came across a tidbit of knowledge and has been using it to hammer down screws ever since.
-1 Uncomfortable Truth