Canadian Copyright Group Wants iPod Tax

soulxtc writes "Unable to define memory as a 'recording medium,' Canada's Private Copyright Collective goes directly after portable music player devices, memory cards, and anything else that can be used to make private copies. The PCC submitted a proposal to the country's Copyright Board that suggests levies of $5 (Canadian) on devices with up to 1GB of memory, $25 for 1-10 GB, $50 for 10-30 GB, and $75 for over 30 GB. If approved, this propoal would increase the price of a 30-GB iPod by 26%. These collections are intended to compensate artists and labels for the losses they suffer when people 'illegally' copy or transfer music. The PCC is also seeking a new $2 to $10 tax on memory cards. The backbone of digital photography has become tangled up in the fight for making sure music companies get every nickel and dime they feel that they deserve."

Comments

Re:misleading headline and writeup

[Anonymous Coward]

I like skipping parts of articles too, but sheesh:

The PCC is also seeking a new $2 to $10 tax on memory cards.

Re:misleading headline and writeup

[Anonymous Coward]

When did ipods become the "backbone of digital photography"?

You missed the sentence in between, you idiot:

"...when people 'illegally' copy or transfer music. The PCC is also seeking a new $2 to $10 tax on memory cards. The backbone of digital photography has become tangled up in the fight..."

I know nobody reads the article any more, but you could at least read the summary, especially when you cut & paste it.

Idiot.

Re:The very least they could do

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not Canadians themselves, it's their stupid recording agencies that sit in RIAA and MPIA pockets.
Let's make it clear: no sane customer would like to have increases in price like that, it's those dumb-arses who want it.

Thank God Europe is slightly saner place... Not much though...