True there is that too. But the intent of this levy seems clearly aimed at music piracy (not movies so scratch the MPAA... though it would seem obvious that they would pursue their own levy). No one is pirating the media. This levy puts a $ value on the estimated cost of piracy to the music industry and attempts to offset those losses. By legitimizing a $ value of music piracy, it would seem that RIAA could then file a claim for more $ under Ch11.
ARg. hit too soon.
NAFTA Chapter 11 would allow RIAA and MPAA to file claims directly against foreign governments (Canada, Mexico) if they could prove their property is being expropriated. A law levying taxes per media such as this in the name of piracy legitimizes the industries claims to monetary damages due to piracy. I wouldn't be surprised at all if RIAA and/or MPAA were to soon discover the power hidden in Chapter 11 as they claim that the piracy taking place in Canada is "tantamount to expropriation" of their property and file claims into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The proposed Canadian levy certain leads the way for this to happen.
Actually probably quite the opposite. While reading down through the posts, it struck me that RIAA and MPAA might soon discover NAFTA chapter 11 and the "tantamount to expropriation" clause. If you haven't seen/read "Trading Democracy" by Bill Moyers, have a look:
http://www.pbs.org/now/indepth/020102_td.html h ttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=trading+democ racy
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True there is that too. But the intent of this levy seems clearly aimed at music piracy (not movies so scratch the MPAA... though it would seem obvious that they would pursue their own levy). No one is pirating the media. This levy puts a $ value on the estimated cost of piracy to the music industry and attempts to offset those losses. By legitimizing a $ value of music piracy, it would seem that RIAA could then file a claim for more $ under Ch11.
ARg. hit too soon. NAFTA Chapter 11 would allow RIAA and MPAA to file claims directly against foreign governments (Canada, Mexico) if they could prove their property is being expropriated. A law levying taxes per media such as this in the name of piracy legitimizes the industries claims to monetary damages due to piracy. I wouldn't be surprised at all if RIAA and/or MPAA were to soon discover the power hidden in Chapter 11 as they claim that the piracy taking place in Canada is "tantamount to expropriation" of their property and file claims into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The proposed Canadian levy certain leads the way for this to happen.
Actually probably quite the opposite. While reading down through the posts, it struck me that RIAA and MPAA might soon discover NAFTA chapter 11 and the "tantamount to expropriation" clause. If you haven't seen/read "Trading Democracy" by Bill Moyers, have a look:
h ttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=trading+democ racy
http://www.pbs.org/now/indepth/020102_td.html