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the CPCC wankers are at it again

The CPCC (did I mention they're a bunch of wankers?) after losing their previous 2002-2004 attempt to tax iPods and such

http://manifestomultilinko.blogspot.com/search?q=cpcc

are now following the usual management maxim "if something was a bad idea and failed, try it again".

I have an idea for a law: the You Lost, Shut Up Now law.

Anyhoo

CPCC’s proposed tariff for 2008-2009 (PDF)

“blank audio recording medium” means

(iv) Removable electronic memory cards in the Secure
Digital, MultiMedia, and Memory Stick formats with more
than 256 MBs of memory;
(v) digital audio recorders; and ...

Levy

(d) for removable electronic memory cards in the Secure Digital,
MultiMedia, and Memory Stick formats with more than
256 MB of memory, $2 for each card with no more than
1 Gigabyte (GB) of memory, $5 for each card with more than
1 GB and no more than 4 GB of memory, and $10 for each
card with more than 4 GB of memory;

I have another idea: any law that names a specific technology is a Bad Law.

In case you don't know about the CPCC, they collect a levy, which they then mismanage supposedly distribute for the theoretical benefit of Canadian artists. Which would be true, if by "distribute" you mean "never get around to distributing" and by "Canadian artists" you mean "giant international mega-music corporations".

Yes, that's right, for the great privilege of storing your own files on your own memory cards, you get to pay a special Music Recording Industry Tax. In the unlikely event you think that isn't just a super plan:

the [Copyright] Board hereby gives notice that any person who wishes to object to the statement may file written objections with the Board, at the address indicated below, within 60 days of the publication of this notice, that is,
no later than April 11, 2007.

CLAUDE MAJEAU
Secretary General
56 Sparks Street, Suite 800
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C9
613-952-8621 (telephone)
613-952-8630 (fax)
majeau.claude@cb-cda.gc.ca (email)

Michael Geist also has good info, as usual

http://www.michaelgeist.ca/tags/cpcc

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