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#118815 - 01/10/2002 07:34 Canadian Copying Tax - Proposed - $21 per gig
Micman2b addict Registered: 27/12/2001 Posts: 441 Loc: Central, NC, USA	Sick. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1026145814694&call_page=TS_Business&call_pageid=968350072197&call_pagepath=Business/News&col=969048863851 _________________________ _____________ Sean in NC ~~130gb MK2a w/ 32mb ram~~ 80gb MK2a empeg spare
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#118816 - 01/10/2002 07:47 Re: Canadian Copying Tax - Proposed - $21 per gig [Re: Micman2b]
jets enthusiast Registered: 08/07/2002 Posts: 237 Loc: Toronto, Canada	they should call up webster's - have them read the article and have them change the meaning of insanity... i can't imagine how stupid this could be... _________________________ It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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#118817 - 01/10/2002 13:12 Re: Canadian Copying Tax - Proposed - $21 per gig [Re: Micman2b]
Dignan carpal tunnel Registered: 08/03/2000 Posts: 12338 Loc: Sterling, VA	I can't imagine that it could pass. I don't think even the CPCC has thought about exactly how much their proposal covers. I mean, how are you going to tell Joe Schmoe that the CF card he just bought for his digital camera (or worse, the one that came with it), is costing him a little extra for music copyright reasons? _________________________ Matt
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#118818 - 01/10/2002 15:00 Re: Canadian Copying Tax - Proposed - $21 per gig [Re: Dignan]
Ezekiel pooh-bah Registered: 25/08/2000 Posts: 2413 Loc: NH USA	And how quickly will 1GB seem like today's floppy? A removable 10GB media (not too far down the road) would have a $210 tax? It's ludicrous. The article is well stated indeed. -Zeke _________________________ WWFSMD?
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