Canadian bill would resurrect "iPod levy" for copying

March 18, 2010

The often-criticized Canadian “iPod levy” may return through a new bill proposed in Parliament. The NDP’s Member of Parliament for Timmins-James Bay, Charlie Angus, has suggested in bill C-499 that the Private Copying Levy applied to blank CDs and tapes be extended to MP3 players, smartphones and any other device with permanent storage where transferring music is a significant feature. He has claimed that the motion would provide “legal certainty” for fair use rights and would prevent lawsuits or other legal attacks against Canadians, whose guarantees for fair use a…

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