Canadian 'iPod tax' illegal, judge rules

sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:20 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/17/ca...od_tax_illegal/

Canada's levy on blank media that could be used to record copyright material does not apply to MP3 players, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.

While the Copyright Board of Canada is indeed permitted by Canada's Copyright Act to tax sales of blank media, the terms of the Act do not allow it to levy a similar fee from MP3 player makers, Mr Justice Marc Noël said.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:43 pm

Hmmm interesting. I don't see why it's a big issue though. I personally like the fact that it's taxed because it's why we don't have to worry about FBI raids and RIAA swatt teams if we use a P2P network.

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