Canadian Recording Industry

I know this is somewhat off topic but,
Have you all heard that the Canadian Music Industry is going to the Supreme
Court to try to get ISP's to pay them $$$ for music that their users
download?!!!
I mean, they already get media levy's, and still don't acknowledge that
copying music is therefore legal because of it. (according to law, it's
legal in Canada to download from p2p, and burn copies for yourself, or
borrow a cd, and make a copy for yourself. It's only not legal to make a
copy of your cd, and give that copy to someone... you have to give them the
cd and let them make it for themselves. weird, but true).

They want their cake, and want to eat it too, and want seconds!
Yikes!

Sorry, but that's my rant for today

It'll pass you watch and we'll all have to pay an extra $1.

But that's the cost of burning/copying copyrighted
music/videos/software/etc i guess.

You been reading slashdot, aincha?

No. I just heard it on the radio.
The other parts I've read in a few different places.

Yup.

But, since we are paying media levy's, the (almost) whole process of burning
music has been made legal in Canada.
The Canadian Recording Industry has already made $20 Million on the small
levy that currently exists.
Can you imaginge how much they will make if they get the levy increase, a
levy applied to hard drives, a levy on ISP's!

They blame music piracy for low sales. If that is the case, why are music
sales UP in Europe?
Greedy, greedy, greedy.

cbc tv had a blurb yesterday

I say if the various 'Recording Industries' want to attack their
(potential) customers and kill themselves off I say go ahead. I
haven't bought a new or used cd since 'Metalicrapa' killed Napster.

Then tehres the fact that stuff coming out now is shit, they only
sell cds so the kids can say 'I got (whoever) new shit, sure its shit
but I got it'.

It was just announced a couple of days ago, no new levies, and no increases
on current levies for 2004.

--
Satsuma Systems
Unit 17 - 74 Spence St
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 1Y3

Phone: (204) 292 2424
Email: sales@satsumasystems.com
Web: http://www.satsumasytems.com

It was also announced, that dloading songs from a P2P service is LEGAL in
Canada. You can't UPLOAD, but you can Downoad. The law in Canada says that
you can make a copy of a song for personal use. It doesn't say WHERE the
song is supposed to come from. Needless to say, the RIAA is kinda pissed
about the ruling! Here is the link

http://msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3695726&p1=0

It's also legal to give a cd to someone and have them make a copy of it for
themselves.
It's not legal to make the copy yourself and then give the copy to someone.
Hehe, screw the RIAA etc!

Cd sales in Europe have INCREASED over the past few years. So there goes the
theory that says music sales drop in North America is due to copying, etc.

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2 12th May 02:35 kev External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry It'll pass you watch and we'll all have to pay an extra $1. But that's the cost of burning/copying copyrighted music/videos/software/etc i guess.

3 12th May 02:35 royboy External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry You been reading slashdot, aincha?

4 12th May 02:35 edde External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry No. I just heard it on the radio. The other parts I've read in a few different places.

6 12th May 02:36 kev External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry cbc tv had a blurb yesterday

7 12th May 03:13 meye p. burns External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry I say if the various 'Recording Industries' want to attack their (potential) customers and kill themselves off I say go ahead. I haven't bought a new or used cd since 'Metalicrapa' killed Napster. Then tehres the fact that stuff coming out now is shit, they only sell cds so the kids can say 'I got (whoever) new shit, sure its shit but I got it'.

8 14th May 20:49 satsuma systems External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry It was just announced a couple of days ago, no new levies, and no increases on current levies for 2004. -- Satsuma Systems Unit 17 - 74 Spence St Winnipeg, MB R3C 1Y3 Phone: (204) 292 2424 Email: sales@satsumasystems.com Web: http://www.satsumasytems.com

10 14th May 21:25 edde External User Posts: 1	Canadian Recording Industry It's also legal to give a cd to someone and have them make a copy of it for themselves. It's not legal to make the copy yourself and then give the copy to someone. Hehe, screw the RIAA etc! Cd sales in Europe have INCREASED over the past few years. So there goes the theory that says music sales drop in North America is due to copying, etc.