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Proposed Canadian MP3 Player Tax Struck Down

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the guilty-until-proven-innocent-tax dept.

Sgs-Cruz writes "The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has struck down the Canadian Copyright Board's proposed tax on the capacity of digital music players such as the iPod. The article also makes clear why this won't lead to an end to the levy on blank media such as CD-R in Canada."

2 of 36 comments (clear)

  1. Re:The Canadian Songwriters Ass.'s proposal by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not to sound harsh, but in my Canada songwriters get paid to write songs, not because I have an internet connection. Breweries don't get paid because I have water to my home. (and I might use it to brew beer)

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  2. Re:The Canadian Songwriters Ass.'s proposal by Luthair · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Thats not really a good analogy. The real question is where does it end? Would we need another 5$ each for Books, Movies, Encyclopedias, Software, etc. Before you know it we're paying $100 a month for Internet access.