it's official: canada to tax mp3 players

[kaizersose]

AP Report

how do they decide how much money each artist recieves? maybe some of you canadian AT'ers should form bands and try to collect--like welfare for musicians.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: kaizersose
AP Report

how do they decide how much money each artist recieves? maybe some of you canadian AT'ers should form bands and try to collect--like welfare for musicians.

RIAA/MPAA: 12-12-03 Canada caves in to RIAA, 20% tariff on MP3 players and CD-R discs as well as Tax Internet

 

[kaizersose]

i know you have the running update thread. I was just trying to start one about this particular issue.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

If by 'they' you mean the government, they don't decide. The taxes go to the RIAA, which I'm sure distributes them fairly.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: kaizersose
i know you have the running update thread. I was just trying to start one about this particular issue.

That's cool. Be interesting to see what neighbors to the North have to say about this. They actually seemed to poke some jabs about the RIAA/MPAA goings on south of the border when it did not affect them directly. I would say this certainly hits home.

Will Canadians drive South of the Border to pick up CD's, DVD's and Hardware? Will these items now be considered Contraband at the borders resulting in criminal prosecutions? Many questions indeed.

Gotta love free trade, Drugs to the North and Music to the South

 

[WobbleWobble]

I've been picking up blank media without the levy for a while now. Small computer stores get away without having the charge the levy. Some larger chain stores do charge the levy, some don't. I always thought the levy was already in effect for media...

So I'm still not sure on how the media levy itself is being implemented. Let alone MP3 players...

Most musicians probably won't even see much money out of this, I'm thinking only the large popular musiciains. The record labels get the bulk of it.

 

[tnitsuj]

How do they know whether you use a CD-R for music or data?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
How do they know whether you use a CD-R for music or data?

RIAA considers CDs to be for music. Data is what floppy disks are to be used for.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
How do they know whether you use a CD-R for music or data?

They don't, they just make the assumption that its all for pirated music.

As for the internet tax, AFAIK its about to be before the supreme court...so thankfully no such tax yet.

Now, with a strong canadian dollar and 20% tax on mp3 players, guess where people will start buying their mp3 players?

God, how I hate these dumb fscks :|

 

[CanOWorms]

I hope this doesn't cause a large surge in Canadians buying on eBay from Americans and then trying to influence law-abiding Americans to send their newly bought MP3 player as a $20 gift. Damn shady, sketchy, seedy Canadians.

 

[xxxxxJohnGaltxxxxx]

I love when taxes are used as a means to achieve political ends...how fitting of the Great White North.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
How do they know whether you use a CD-R for music or data?

They don't, they just make the assumption that its all for pirated music.

As for the internet tax, AFAIK its about to be before the supreme court...so thankfully no such tax yet.

Now, with a strong canadian dollar and 20% tax on mp3 players, guess where people will start buying their mp3 players?

God, how I hate these dumb fscks :|

How bout all those that use CD-R's for data back-up sue the RIAA for the money back???

 

[BDawg]

If you can prove you've only put songs from albums you own on your player, you should get your 20% back.

My iPod has 5GB of music, all encoded by me.