Comments on: Japan mp3 player tax?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:15:01 +0000

First they wanted a cut in (a) iPod sales….

Then they wanted a bigger cut in (b) Satellite radio (from 80 million to $1 BILLION… LOL, what a bunch of fuc$ers)

Then they wanted a bigger cut (c) in its deal with Microsoft, but that fell through…

Then they wanted to (d) sue more INNOCENT people for NOT dressing up like pirates in the high seas…. but some fought back (and WON) and many MORE are ‘emboldened’ to do the same…

Now they want a cut in mp3 sales in Japan… LOL… those “money-changer” (aka RIAA / MPAA) fu@kers never stop do they?!!!!

In all of the above cases the MONEY-CHANGERS received the “international symbol for ‘I’m-number-one’” (aka the middle finger!!!). LOL

Now they want to tax the internet and CENSOR it…. Fuck, like they can…. LOL…. they will never learn.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:41:33 +0000

There are other industries being subsidized in this way. Even within the copyright industries the labels are not alone, and the old-economy paper-book-publishers are wanting a levy on the Internet. They want to benefit from the creativity of their competitors.

Letter to Joy Smith, MP: Proposed amendments to Bill C-60 may create yet another Liberal levy (tax)
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/1110

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 06:30:04 +0000

This is too funny. If this does actually become a reality, this will just make me NOT want to buy a Japanese CD even more. Living in Japan does have its benefits though, I can just head down to the local video store and rent a CD, then copy it to my mp3 player. Even with all the “Copy Protection” labels on many CD’s nowadays, EAC, http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ has no problem ripping to .wav format.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:15:57 +0000

Whatever happened to “may the best man win”?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:36:51 +0000

What a crock of shit. TAX TAX TAX!

We are supposed to pay taxes for public services, not lining the pockets of fat cat cartels. If they can’t compete or make profit without public funding, they maybe they should consider streamlining then.

You don’t see all the other industries being subsidised so you?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:58:52 +0000

I asked Michael Geist about this issue after a talk he gave titled “Looking at the Future of Copyright in the Rear View Mirror”.

He mentioned that the whole question of compensation systems, such as the controvercial Private Copying regime, will be reviewed soon. It is quite possible that various levy (tax) systems will be being debated in parallel with Bill C-60.

This really is a case of legacy intermediaries trying to get a cut of the revenues from competitors, something that our governments should be shutting down entirely.

If the current Major labels aren’t careful they may find themselves replaced by technology companies sooner than predicted. While the technology industry can certainly live without the major labels, the reverse is not at all true.