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> I'm disappointed that the Government is working so closely with special interests like the RIAA to set legislation. If you're disappointed about the above ju

> I'm disappointed that the Government is working so closely with special interests like the RIAA to set legislation. If you're disappointed about the above just wait until you read about the blank CD tax which you pay every time you buy a blank CD. A federally mandated tax that goes directly to a private corporation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_copying_levy

suivix 15y ago
Who buys CDs? I think you're stuck in another decade.
- powertower 15y ago
  1. It's not just CDs. While the specific laws vary Country-by-Country, the gist of it is that anything that can store music is open to this tax. 2. The crimes committed so far should not be forgiven/forgotten just because we now have cloud storage and CD sales are going down. In Canada alone they've already collected a cool quarter billion due to this: http://cpcc.ca/english/finHighlights.htm http://cpcc.ca/english/finHighlights.htm
mkr-hn 15y ago
"This only applies to CDs which are labeled and sold for music use; they do not apply to blank computer CDs, even though they can be (and often are) used to record or "burn" music from the computer to CD. The royalty also applies to stand-alone CD recorders, but not to CD burners used with computers. Most recently, portable satellite radio recording devices contribute to this royalty fund. [13]." I've never seen one labeled for use with music. I doubt that's by accident.
- steve-howard 15y ago
  I have, in stores like Target. It's confusing because the packaging tell you it's the "best" one for music, when I'm almost certain those CDs are identical to the ones next to them.
  - beedogs 15y ago
    Some very, very old CD players won't accept "non-audio" CD-Rs. > Physically, there is no difference between the discs save for the Disc Application Flag that identifies their type: standalone audio recorders will only accept "music" CD-Rs to enforce the RIAA arrangement, while computer CD-R drives can use either type of media to burn either type of content. [0] [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R
fleitz 15y ago
It really depends on how it's implemented, in Canada we've had that since the 90s, but file sharing cases tend to go like this: http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/file-sharing-legal-canada-judge-rules_674.html http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/file-sharing-legal-can...

suivix 15y ago

Who buys CDs? I think you're stuck in another decade.

powertower 15y ago
1. It's not just CDs. While the specific laws vary Country-by-Country, the gist of it is that anything that can store music is open to this tax. 2. The crimes committed so far should not be forgiven/forgotten just because we now have cloud storage and CD sales are going down. In Canada alone they've already collected a cool quarter billion due to this: http://cpcc.ca/english/finHighlights.htm http://cpcc.ca/english/finHighlights.htm

mkr-hn 15y ago

"This only applies to CDs which are labeled and sold for music use; they do not apply to blank computer CDs, even though they can be (and often are) used to record or "burn" music from the computer to CD. The royalty also applies to stand-alone CD recorders, but not to CD burners used with computers. Most recently, portable satellite radio recording devices contribute to this royalty fund. [13]." I've never seen one labeled for use with music. I doubt that's by accident.

steve-howard 15y ago
I have, in stores like Target. It's confusing because the packaging tell you it's the "best" one for music, when I'm almost certain those CDs are identical to the ones next to them.
- beedogs 15y ago
  Some very, very old CD players won't accept "non-audio" CD-Rs. > Physically, there is no difference between the discs save for the Disc Application Flag that identifies their type: standalone audio recorders will only accept "music" CD-Rs to enforce the RIAA arrangement, while computer CD-R drives can use either type of media to burn either type of content. [0] [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R

fleitz 15y ago

It really depends on how it's implemented, in Canada we've had that since the 90s, but file sharing cases tend to go like this: http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/file-sharing-legal-canada-judge-rules_674.html http://www.canadiancontent.net/commtr/file-sharing-legal-can...