[oclug] [OT] Canadian gov't to apply Tarrif to Compact Flash memory.

[Brad Barnett]

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:09:30 -0500
"Mike Thomas" <mike at bedarra.com> wrote:

>  So. If the purpose of the "levy" is to compensate for copyright
>  violation, have I fulfilled my legal obligation to pay the
>  company/artist simply by buying the blank CD/Flash etc..? Can I then
>  legally copy any copyrighted music to that CD without fear of Jack
>  Valenti (or whomever his Canadian counterpart is) showing up at my
>  house. It would seem this is a case of having their cake and eating it
>  too. Anyone know if this type of use has been challenged in court?
> 

It's not though.  The levy is "officially" there to help struggling
Canadian artists and to promote Canadian music culture.