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Canadian Songwriters Propose $10/mo Internet Fee
BitterOak points out this Windsor Star story, according to which "Canadian songwriters are proposing a $10 fee to be added to monthly ISP bills, giving users a license to download music using peer-to-peer file sharing technologies for free, without fear of reprisal. The money collected would be distributed to members of a Canadian association of songwriters (SOCAN). The story doesn't make clear whether the license would apply only to Canadian music, or how musicians in other nations would be compensated otherwise."
We already can legally download music thanks to the tax on blank CD-rs. We don't need another tax on internet subscriptions to be able to download music legally, thanks.