I was reading Micheal Geist’s post “Copyright Board Give Go Ahead to Ipod Levy”

I am continually surprised at how our government bureaucracies are making rules that really don’t solve the problem. Will putting levies on products that have the ability to store music stop illegal distribution of music….. probably not.

But that doesn’t stop the Copyright Board of Canada. See the legal ruling here.
This certainly isn’t a new issue, the board has looked at this issue many times in the past and it is only recently that they have sought to include devices under the heading of recoding medium. But what if I use all of these things for completely benign uses? Can ask for a break on the levy?

I use CD’s and DVD’s to back up and transfer files for production in the creative world. I use my Ipod to unite my CD music collection. I haven’t broken any laws ….why should i be paying this fee.

I think that as Canadians we should become more aware of the laws that are being passed and how they will affect us in the future. How does this translate into Cell phones, Removable harddrives, flash memory,computers, smartphones and anything else that can store data.

I think they are playing on a very slippery slope.

Take the time to read Michael Geist’s post and the ruling. The more we know and share what is happening we can make better judgement calls in the future.

Cheers

Scott

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