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robyrob · 12-14-2003, 01:43 AM

from eWeek Enterprise News 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

robyrob · 12-14-2003, 03:50 PM

yet they decided that it is LEGAL to downoad music

from ZDnet news: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-512...tml?tag=adnews

12-14-2003, 01:43 AM	#1
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,200	Music Royalties Charged on MP3 Players from eWeek Enterprise News 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
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12-14-2003, 03:50 PM	#2
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,200	Canada deems P2P downloading legal yet they decided that it is LEGAL to downoad music from ZDnet news: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-512...tml?tag=adnews