Canadian Copyright Group Wants iPod Tax

“Unable to define memory as a ‘recording medium,’ Canada’s Private Copyright Collective goes directly after portable music player devices, memory cards, and anything else that can be used to make private copies. The PCC submitted a proposal to the country’s Copyright Board that suggests levies of $5 (Canadian) on devices with up to 1GB of memory, $25 for 1-10 GB, $50 for 10-30 GB, and $75 for over 30 GB.

I fail to understand how a certain tax can exist regarding something that could potentially happen. Even more ridiculous is the potential $50 – $75 “tax” on a certain high-end players. Just when I was starting to think Canada was one of the more sane Countries when it comes to the music biz…

Source: Slashdot