> I guess if they are going to charge everyone a tax for an mp3 player, > blank cds, etc., then downloading music from the internet on Limewire > or other file sharing applications must now be legal as this must be > fair compensation for the music industries loss.
Whether it's "fair" or not is a separate question, but Part VIII, Section 80 of the Copyright Act, amended in 1998, specifically exempts "private copying" of phonographic works from infringement. So yes, duplicating records and downloading music in Canada is not illegal. And yes, we pay through the frigging nose in "levies" for the privilege. Whenever I mention the facts about the Copyright Act, people go apeshit and pretend it can't possibly be true. That's American propaganda. We have our own laws, and one of them allows us to make private copies of sound works without illegality. -- Joe Clark | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Author, _Building Accessible Websites_ <http://joeclark.org/access/> | <http://joeclark.org/book/> -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
