robyrob
12-14-2003, 01:43 AM
from eWeek Enterprise News (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1412440,00.asp) article:
Music Royalties Charged on MP3 Players
By Collin McClelland, Associated Press Writer
December 12, 2003
The cost of an MP3 player will increase in Canada after the government's copyright agency decided Friday to charge a tax of up to $19 per unit to reimburse singers and songwriters.
TORONTO (AP)— The cost of an MP3 player will increase in Canada after the government's copyright agency decided Friday to charge a tax of up to $19 per unit to reimburse singers and songwriters.
The new levy on MP3s will use a sliding scale depending on memory size: $1.50 for units with up to 1 gigabyte, $11.25 for 1 to 10 gigabytes, and $19 for devices of more than 10 gigabytes. Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod player, for example, comes with 10, 20 or 40 gigabytes.
so they are trying to tax us AGAIN for the music.....click the link above for the full article
Music Royalties Charged on MP3 Players
By Collin McClelland, Associated Press Writer
December 12, 2003
The cost of an MP3 player will increase in Canada after the government's copyright agency decided Friday to charge a tax of up to $19 per unit to reimburse singers and songwriters.
TORONTO (AP)— The cost of an MP3 player will increase in Canada after the government's copyright agency decided Friday to charge a tax of up to $19 per unit to reimburse singers and songwriters.
The new levy on MP3s will use a sliding scale depending on memory size: $1.50 for units with up to 1 gigabyte, $11.25 for 1 to 10 gigabytes, and $19 for devices of more than 10 gigabytes. Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod player, for example, comes with 10, 20 or 40 gigabytes.
so they are trying to tax us AGAIN for the music.....click the link above for the full article