From: ucanlearn@any.edu   
      
   On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 07:10:49 -0500, "Rob McIntyre"   
    posted this (may be clipped):   
      
   >Our copyright act is currently being updated and i'd like to know what you   
   >think should stay or go.   
   >   
   >I personally think the private copying ammendment should stay. We should be   
   >able to make copies of music we've purchased but I do think there should be   
   >limitations on how music is distributed to third parties by the consumer.   
   >   
   >The authors and owners of these recordings should be compensated but people   
   >should be able to distribute music online, provided that it's of low   
   >quality, time limited and copy controled. The later would enable people to   
   >expose their friends and family to new music/artists and would be beneficial   
   >for the industry.   
   >   
   >The problem here is that the real consumer is being sandwitched by ignorant   
   >pirates on one side and an industry under American influence on the other -   
   >Both of which are selfish and don't want to budge in their limited opinions,   
   >resulting in the levying of all Canadians who buy certain blank audio   
   >cassettes, cdroms, mp3 players, etc, whether these are used for music or   
   >not.   
   >   
   >I'm sick of hearing pirates trying to justify their theft with weak   
   >arguements about concert and merchandise revenues. I'm also sick of hearing   
   >the music industry complain that all of their sale losses are caused by   
   >piracy and not by their lack of investment in new acts and reduction of   
   >their catalogs.   
   >   
   >Both of these parties have one thing in common. They both believe someone   
   >else should be paying for it. And that someone else is usually the real   
   >consumer ; Those who pay for CDs, DVDs, legal downloads, concert tickets,   
   >blank cd-r/cd-rw and cassettes.   
   >   
   >I personally think the -real- consumer should have more say in this process.   
   >What d'you guys think ?   
      
   What happened with that ruling the other day on MP3 players and the   
   tax ruling?  Did I hear correctly they're not going to collect taxes   
   on these devices yet continue to collect taxes on things like blank   
   cd's and cassettes?   
      
   One news report I saw said that for a $400 MP3 player, the government   
   took $25 for that musicians tax.  That seemed like a lot to me.   
      
   Gus T   
      
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