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The Canadian Private Copyright Collective is doing its damndest to reintroduce levies on digital media players. Some time ago, judges in Canada ruled that these devices weren't subject to levies due to the fact that the storage medium used inside of them are storing data, not music. Or something like that, I admit to falling asleep halfway through reading the verdict. The CPCC argues that the medium used in digital media players is used primarily for storing audio and video and should be subject to the tax no matter what form it is stored in. "It is simply a matter of fairness that the creators of content, the creators of culture actually, should receive some compensation for the large volume of unauthorized and uncontrollable copying onto these media," said collective chair Claudette Fortier. "Private copying is a fact - Canadians do it." To further improve their chances, they conducted a poll of some 900 Canadians in which 79% of those polled said a $40 increase in the price of an iPod is "fair and reasonable." Bullocks. This Canuck says otherwise. More info after the jump. Proposed increases:
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