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Unable to convince legislators to extend levy to MP3 players, Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) has petitioned the Copyright Board to classify electronic media cards as a form of recordable media and tax them based on their storage size; 50˘ for 1GB or less; $1 for more than 1GB but less than 8; and $3 for 8GB or more.
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) is pushing for a new “levy” on electronic memory cards that is sure to make many finally realize just how ludicrous and out of touch the organization really is.
Faced with declining blank physical media consumption, for a while now the CPCC has been pushing to have the levy extended to iPods and other portable media players, so far to no avail.
Apparently unable to convince lawmakers that electronic devices are a form of recordable media, the CPCC has petitioned the Copyright Board to categorize electronic memory cards as a type of recordable media instead.
From the petition:
3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the levy rates shall be
(a) 29˘ for each CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio or CD-RW
Audio;
(b) 50˘ for each electronic memory card with 1 gigabyte of
memory or less, $1.00 for each electronic memory card with more than one gigabyte of memory but less than 8 gigabytes of memory, and $3.00 for each electronic memory card with 8 gigabytes of memory or more.
It’s incredulous that the CPCC would even propose such an idea, and proves just how desperate it’s become. Sure, one could reasonably argue that electronic memory cards can be used to copy and share digital music, but they are used for a whole range of purposes that have absolutely nothing to do with music.
Why, for example, should photographers have to subsidize the CPCC? An 8GB SanDisk memory card on Amazon.com currently costs about $12 canadian dollars. The levy would slap an additional $3 on it raising the price to $15! That’s an additional 25% you would have to pay for an item that has absolutely no connection with music.
In fact, as pointed out by Canadian copyright guru Michael Geist, research has shown that the main market for SD cards is, in fact, digital cameras.
The same holds true for smartphone users looking to add a bit of extra memory storage for photos, data, etc.. It is the second leading market for SD cards.
Is a new hidden tax on digital cameras and smartphones really something Canadians want?
Stupid idea and it will never pass. If they couldn't get a levy on an iPod there's no way you can get a levy on a memery card.
Besides, unlike iPods memory cards are used for so many other things besides music. Are you going to tell photographers, for example, they need to pay a levy on memory cards for their cameras?
The recording industry has gone completely insane as of late.
What's next? taxing the internet because by the time this gets anywhere we would be streaming our music on the net already.
You know what.... this actually doesnt sound far fetched. As the internet gets bigger and faster, and people become more tech savvy, the music/movie industry are probably gonna start blaming their decline on the internet era. How else are they going to recoupe their funds. Can't exactly spend hundreds of millions to make one movie to break even.
You know what.... this actually doesnt sound far fetched. As the internet gets bigger and faster, and people become more tech savvy, the music/movie industry are probably gonna start blaming their decline on the internet era. How else are they going to recoupe their funds. Can't exactly spend hundreds of millions to make one movie to break even.
Thats what the movie theaters are for. They will always make millions by the theaters. You cant pirate that.
lol go right ahead, i dont buy my electronics from canada anyway. It's funny what the Canadian government can think of to get your tax dollars while offer zero incentive to stimulate businesses here.
This is what happens when the people making the laws are a bunch of old geezers who don't know shit. They think this is how people copy music and software...
A non-discretionary charge or fee placed on orders or purchases from certain companies, frequently ticket retailers and cinemas. The charge never relates to a specific cost incurred by the company and is purely an additional fee to boost profits. So called as the company in question knows the consumer has no option but to pay, so their charging it is the company saying, "Fuck You, Pay it."
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Home theater.
Theaters are dead these days.
Not sure about that... take a look at last Harry Potter's ticket sales and other big box movies. Even some of the smaller ones like Tangled, Kung fun Panda, Cars...... Fast Five.
Tons of people are still going to the theaters to watch movies. I mostly will go to a theater if the movie is worth it. If it is so so I will wait for download.
I actually consider movies to be one of the cheapest options when going out VS clubbing, casnio, hockey games.
No way, I have a wicked ass media room with a 9 foot wide screen screen and 7.1 surround but I still watch at least a movie a month if not more in the theatre.
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