Comments on: Canadian copyright group wants new taxes to pay for piracy

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Well like their previous efforts to get levies on these products it will fail. The sad truth is that even with the levies downloading music will still be made illegal in a few month. So why should we be paying more for devices while still being treated as criminals. Either they charge levies and make the entire market free or they shouldn’t get a cent.

By: NovaScotiaGuy

NovaScotiaGuy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is so completely Canadian! Creating a whole new layer of administration with statistics accounting rulings meetings logos buildings translators travel perks and an agenda to grow itself…..

By: zek

zek — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think you are not nearly hard enough on these parasites. Firstly most purchased media will not be used for copyright music at all and the tax is totally unjust. Rather than arguing with their flawed reasoning it might be better to question their initial assertion. Also “the fight for making sure music artists get every nickel and dime they feel that they deserve” has never been one of the record companies’ fights more the opposite! You present them as pretty respectable and just wrong in minor details. The idea that a commercial organisation should be able to make a tax on something that is sold by another organisation and has no direct connection is totally ludicrous and arguments should not make any concession to the reasoning behind such outrageous impositions.

By: etabeta

etabeta — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

IMHO paying taxes on something that is supposedly “illegal” automatically makes it legitimate.