[OT] Copyright Board of Canada gives thumbs-up to "iPod tax"

[Ansar Mohammed]

Interesting, they are proposing on extending this Tax to other digital
media such as computer's and phones

LOL. This really makes me want to go out any buy a bunch of Metallica CDs.

On 7/23/07, Stephen <stephen-d-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Sy Ali <sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Since this kind of thing seems to be discussed with some regularity on
> this mailing list..
>
> It's particularly topical because of the recent RMS speech. We didn't
> have a Canadian example then. We do now..
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070720-copyright-board-of-canada-gives-thumbs-up-to-ipod-tax.html
> --
>
> This is a major piss off for me. I am a serious protographer and use 4 gig
> memory cards. They want to tax them under this proposal.
>
> I use dozens of DVDs and CDs to store and distribute my photographs. Making
> me pay a tax on media is wrong.
>
> When people believe that a law is wrong, they are likely to break it.
> Motivating people to break a law is never a good thing.
>
> Stephen
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