Re: [News] US Brings Anti Free [Software|Culture] Laws to Canada

[Philip <me@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Copyright law changes could leave consumers vulnerable
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | "Exacerbating the situation is intense pressure from the United
> | States, where Canada is considered a rogue when it comes to
> | copyright and intellectual property. It still hasn't ratified a
> | 1997 World Intellectual Property Organization copyright treaty...
> | Two of the most controversial issues are [DRM] and the closely
> | related technological protection measures."
> `----
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/01/11/copyright-canada.html

...and yet every Canadian pays a levy on blank recording media in order 
to compensate losses due to piracy. What more do they want.

- Audio cassettes (of 40 minutes or more in length): 29¢ each
- CD-R and CD-RW: 21¢ each
- CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio and MiniDisc: 77¢ each
- For non-removable memory permanently embedded in a digital audio 
recorder: $2 for each recorder that can record no more than 1 Gb of 
data, $15 for each recorder that can record more than 1 Gb and no more 
than 10 Gbs of data, and $25 for each recorder that can record more than 
10 Gbs of data.