A court didn't impose the tax. The Copyright Board, a non-judicial tribunal, imposed a levy (not a tax), with the authority granted to them to do so via Order-in-Council.
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.
Second time you've posted this troll, coward. On the off chance you want to get educated, look at this for a pretty cogent explanation of the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book.
The term "graphic novel" is older than you are. It has a valid meaning and history.
Their economy is growing faster than their population, so it's pretty clear that they can continue to feed its population as it continues to grow, since, overall, they do a better job of keeping people fed than the US does.
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They aren't hurt by it being pulled from the dustbin. It is entirely my choice to take illegal actions that harm nobody. I do have that right. And I have the responsibility to be punished for it if the state wishes to do so.
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Over the last 30 years, syndication has brought in more revenue than advertising. Most shows are money-losers until they have enough episodes in the can to be "stripped" and shown five nights a week via syndication.
Christian propaganda *is* forced on people in this secular society. Every Ten Commandments in a public building, every prayer in a legislature, and so forth.
The default in a courtroom, unless you say beforehead that you wish to not swear on a Bible, is to be asked "so help you God". Shoved down our throats repeatedly.
Nope, incorrect. It is correctly written "Hear", not "Here." As per Straight Dope, it's short for "hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!"
Absolutely. Daily, constantly. [...] But it is a fact that secular ideas are constantly forced down the throats of religious people.
Never, ever. If you're in the US, you live in an officially secular nation. That means that no secular ideas are being forced upon you -- instead, you choose to live in a nation where secularism is the official national stance on religion.
Not once has a secular idea ever been forced upon you. Should you not enjoy secular schools, you can make the choice to send your kids to a religious school. Should you not enjoy living in a country with no state religion, you have the choice to move to Sweden.
Never, ever, ever have secular ideas been forced upon you. You have made the choice to live in a secular nation.
You guys really have that corporate welfare thing kicking up there
CanCopy doesn't represent corporate interests. It represents individual authors.
Tell you what: you get informed, and then we can talk. Until then, you're just another jerk with a Canuck-bashing agenda. You can "call it like you see it" all you like, but you see it wrong and I'd rather not waste my time with you.
And as a follow-up, I want to point out that the Register article is incorrect when it refers to MP3 player prices dropping -- the levy was never actually implemented at any point.
No, it was not implemented. The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal ruled it void after it was approved by the copyright board but before it was implemented.
Even if I hadn't known this from having read the ruling, I'd have known this from the fact that there was no levy when I bought my iPod.
Actually, there is a tariff on photocopiers and toner in Canada, with the proceeds going to rightsholders. And libraries have to keep complete logs send in part of their copy machine income to CanCopy as well.
I don't think the tariffs are high enough. There's no "punishment", and you don't help your argument by using such loaded language.
It should be mentioned that many 'film industry workers' in BC aren't unionized. For example, a production company may outsource electrical needs to a contracting company whose employees are not unionized but which does no other work except for the film and TV industries. In any given production, from catering to electrical to plumbing, you might see half of the people involved being unionized. Maybe.
No preposition is necessary; whom is being used appropriately in the objective case; RFID is the subject.
The funny thing is that one rarely has to use the word "whom" except after a preposition -- in other objective cases, "who" is appropriate informally. Our style guide at work advises staff that we won't correct it otherwise.
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A court didn't impose the tax. The Copyright Board, a non-judicial tribunal, imposed a levy (not a tax), with the authority granted to them to do so via Order-in-Council.
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.
Lamest. Comeback. Ever.
Second time you've posted this troll, coward. On the off chance you want to get educated, look at this for a pretty cogent explanation of the difference between a graphic novel and a comic book.
The term "graphic novel" is older than you are. It has a valid meaning and history.
Unlike you.
When it's one 350-page story, you do the work a disservice by calling it a comic book.
But none of that is compelling, since they *are* able to feed their population right now. You are claiming, incorrectly, that they are not.
the US produces enough food annually to feed the planet.
Are you on crack?
Their economy is growing faster than their population, so it's pretty clear that they can continue to feed its population as it continues to grow, since, overall, they do a better job of keeping people fed than the US does.
"I KNOW EVERYTHING!"
They aren't hurt by it being pulled from the dustbin. It is entirely my choice to take illegal actions that harm nobody. I do have that right. And I have the responsibility to be punished for it if the state wishes to do so.
Over the last 30 years, syndication has brought in more revenue than advertising. Most shows are money-losers until they have enough episodes in the can to be "stripped" and shown five nights a week via syndication.
Christian propaganda *is* forced on people in this secular society. Every Ten Commandments in a public building, every prayer in a legislature, and so forth.
The default in a courtroom, unless you say beforehead that you wish to not swear on a Bible, is to be asked "so help you God". Shoved down our throats repeatedly.
Nope, incorrect. It is correctly written "Hear", not "Here." As per Straight Dope, it's short for "hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!"
Absolutely. Daily, constantly. [...] But it is a fact that secular ideas are constantly forced down the throats of religious people.
Never, ever. If you're in the US, you live in an officially secular nation. That means that no secular ideas are being forced upon you -- instead, you choose to live in a nation where secularism is the official national stance on religion.
Not once has a secular idea ever been forced upon you. Should you not enjoy secular schools, you can make the choice to send your kids to a religious school. Should you not enjoy living in a country with no state religion, you have the choice to move to Sweden.
Never, ever, ever have secular ideas been forced upon you. You have made the choice to live in a secular nation.
Right, because it happens so often to you, doesn't it? Please.
It's actually "Hear Hear", not "Here Here".
Well, the 'Left Behind' series comes immediately to mind.
He doesn't agree with you, so he's wrong, "eh"?
No, you're wrong because your information is wrong, you fucking coward.
You guys really have that corporate welfare thing kicking up there
CanCopy doesn't represent corporate interests. It represents individual authors.
Tell you what: you get informed, and then we can talk. Until then, you're just another jerk with a Canuck-bashing agenda. You can "call it like you see it" all you like, but you see it wrong and I'd rather not waste my time with you.
And as a follow-up, I want to point out that the Register article is incorrect when it refers to MP3 player prices dropping -- the levy was never actually implemented at any point.
No, it was not implemented. The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal ruled it void after it was approved by the copyright board but before it was implemented.
Even if I hadn't known this from having read the ruling, I'd have known this from the fact that there was no levy when I bought my iPod.
Not informative at all, actually. The MP3 player and DVD levies were proposed but never implemented. So the "huge amount for iPods" is exactly zero.
How come copiers aren't taxed?
Actually, there is a tariff on photocopiers and toner in Canada, with the proceeds going to rightsholders. And libraries have to keep complete logs send in part of their copy machine income to CanCopy as well.
I don't think the tariffs are high enough. There's no "punishment", and you don't help your argument by using such loaded language.
It should be mentioned that many 'film industry workers' in BC aren't unionized. For example, a production company may outsource electrical needs to a contracting company whose employees are not unionized but which does no other work except for the film and TV industries. In any given production, from catering to electrical to plumbing, you might see half of the people involved being unionized. Maybe.
The EULA expressly gives permission to transfer all rights and priveleges. The service is a privilege or a right. Either one.
No preposition is necessary; whom is being used appropriately in the objective case; RFID is the subject.
The funny thing is that one rarely has to use the word "whom" except after a preposition -- in other objective cases, "who" is appropriate informally. Our style guide at work advises staff that we won't correct it otherwise.