Re: [d@DCC] RE: Official government release on copyright bill C-60

From: Darryl Moore <darryl _-at-_ mfe.ca>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:37:57 -0400
References: <459F05C5CBAB824BB3DD965CC92BBFEA065E49C8@swan.spectrumsignal.com> <1119906657.16969.12.camel@ws50.darkcore.net>

Unfortunately, though I have a problem with the levy, I also have a 
problem with the perceived alternative, which is that 'they' believe 
that 'they' should be able to dictate what I can do with a product I 
have purchased, within the bounds of my own home.

I will never accept this! They have a right to neither.

John Lange wrote:
> I think the writing is on the wall for the levy. It will be dropped so
> they can ratify WIPO.
> 
> Since C-60 outlaws circumvention for private copies of sound recordings
> there is no justification for a levy. This on top of the obvious
> problems with the levy, namely most copies are on hard drives and never
> get recorded onto taps or CDs.
> 
> Remember, the levy was originally conceived when the biggest concern was
> people copying their friend's (or their own) CDs onto tapes.
> 
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