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Apple to Refund iPod Levy for Canadian Customers

Posted by timothy on from the also-for-canadian-citizens dept.

The Hobo writes "According to this CBC report, Apple Computer will be starting a refund program for those who purchased their iPod product during the year that a levy of $25 per iPod over 10 GB was collected. The levy was in effect from December 2003 until a year later, when a Federal Court overturned it. Previous CBC coverage here."

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  1. Liability by under_score · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Will this have liability ramifications for music copying using the iPod? I don't know very much about the law behind the levy here in Canada, but I do know that it is meant to compensate the middlemen^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H artists for fair-use copying that does not provide revenue. So if the iPod is in some way not covered by this levy, does that somehow expose iPod users?

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    1. Re:Liability by scowling · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Um, last you checked you were wrong. In Canada it is perfectly legal to copy music under most personal use circumstances -- including burning a copy of a CD you borrow, and including downloading an MP3 via P2P.

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  2. Slick Move... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Think about it, given $25, what are the odds someone is going to spend $30 on music from iTunes?

    Especially if the refund can be redeemed for a higher amount at iTunes. Than they actually refund nothing at all. Slick. But still quite nifty.

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  3. That's silly, just keep the levy in place... by Feanturi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That way, since I've already paid for crimes I might commit, I can freely go ahead and commit them to my heart's content. Sort of like buying an indulgence.

  4. Re:It's cool to be an Apple by svvampy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hardly, the only time you'll think a corporation as large as Apple is cool is when you succumbed to their marketing spin. It seems that if they hadn't started this, things would have gotten worse for them in the future, especially as the amount collected grows.

  5. Re:Stupid logic by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You've never ate rat poison, though I wish you would have.
    That was uncalled for! Let's at least try to be civil.

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  6. Too lazy for a refund? by Aqua+OS+X · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now... let's place some bets.

    How many iPod owners will...
    a) be aware that this refund exists; and
    b) be motivated to fill out a form and address an envelope.

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