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quantumfluff Highlie Posts: 672 From: the ether Registered: Jun 2000	posted March 14, 2002 11:51 I just read this disturbing article about an upcoming tax on recordable media. One of the effects would be a $105 tax on an iPod for it's 5 gig of disk. Canadians, start writing to your politicians. IP: Logged
ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 From: Milton, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2001	posted March 14, 2002 14:03 Just come on down to the ol US of A and buy it here. Be careful going through customs.......Z IP: Logged
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1126 From: In a world beyond your understanding Registered: Jan 2002	posted March 14, 2002 17:53 from the wired article quote: If approved, the new tax would levy an additional fee of 59 cents (Canadian) on blank CDs. Memory cards, such as those used in handheld computers or digital cameras, would be taxed at 0.8 cents per megabyte of storage space. Manufacturers of blank DVD discs would pay an extra $2.27 per disk. Hardware manufacturers would also be affected. Makers of MP3 players would pay $21 in fees for each gigabyte of memory available on their devices, raising the cost of devices like Apple's iPod by more than $100. what really bugs me is that there are so many other uses for cd's other than coping music. This bill has the ability to not only hurt the consumer but teh artist, programmer or web designer also. Programmers back up almost daily. Imagine the extra money they would have to shell out to back up on cd's now. Or artist's who have to buy the cd's. These artist will have to pay the music industry for the cd's that they are selling. Or what about programmer who will now have to give money to the RIAA for making back-ups of software they are writing. This new bill, while it shows some signs of intelligence, really screws everyone over. I think the government needs to look at finding another way to hinder music piracy then going after everyone. Nayt ------------------ c:/dos c:/dos/run run/dos/run IP: Logged
tafkact Highlie Posts: 614 From: nowhere, man Registered: Jan 2000	posted March 14, 2002 18:21 it's fucking stupid and it won't pass, don't worry about it IP: Logged
LifetimeTrekker Alpha Geek Posts: 326 From: Albuquerque, NM, UD Registered: Sep 2001	posted March 14, 2002 20:11 quote: Originally posted by tafkact: it's fucking stupid and it won't pass, don't worry about it That's what was said prior to Prohibition, NAFTA and the guy who swallowed a goose-egg sized ruby. The first two were flat-out wrong, the third died from intestinal blockage. Well, to quote Meatlove, "Two out of Three Ain't Bad!" Since it won't be a big enough savings to make smuggling blank CDs across the border, I suggest stocking up ASAP. IP: Logged
Bregalad Super Geek Posts: 203 From: Vancouver, BC, Canada Registered: Jan 2002	posted March 14, 2002 20:39 quote: Originally posted by LifetimeTrekker: Well, to quote Meatlove, "Two out of Three Ain't Bad!" Meatlove??? I think you meant Meatloaf. Good song BTW. Oh where is somebody like Zorro when you need a really good dirty comment? IP: Logged
ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 From: Milton, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2001	posted March 15, 2002 17:57 how could I possibly take such easy bait, meatlove is a gimme. I need something that doesn't smell of a trap. I'll hold out for something more challenging. Besides, I really like Meatloaf's music. There's no beating Meatloaf. <----that comment was just to make you happy Bregalad >;o) .....Z IP: Logged
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1126 From: In a world beyond your understanding Registered: Jan 2002	posted March 15, 2002 18:56 i thought meatloaf was something my mom made for dinner. You mean to tell me it sings now? Nayt ------------------ c:/dos c:/dos/run run/dos/run IP: Logged
quantumfluff Highlie Posts: 672 From: the ether Registered: Jun 2000	posted March 15, 2002 20:11 Meatloaf has been singing since before you were born. Even if you don't know who he is, you've probably heard "Paradise by the Dash Board Light" or "You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth". He was also in the original Hair cast on Broadway and played Eddie in Rocky Horror (the movie, not that thing they have on Broadway today) IP: Logged
macadddikt18 SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1126 From: In a world beyond your understanding Registered: Jan 2002	posted March 16, 2002 09:19 is this sad. I have never heard either of those songs. But just to make sure i downloaded them both and took a listen. And again i can say that i have never heard them. Nayt ------------------ c:/dos c:/dos/run run/dos/run IP: Logged
ZorroTheFox SuperBlabberMouth! Posts: 1117 From: Milton, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2001	posted March 16, 2002 15:18 Hot Patootie, that is sad. Have you ever seen the rocky horror picture show? It is worth seeing at least once. Meatloaf would be the fat guy in the freezer who rides out on his bike..........Z IP: Logged
Swiss Mercenary BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1461 From: All the way from the land of Chocolate, Cheese and Cuckoo Clocks. Registered: Feb 2000	posted March 18, 2002 08:51 Actually MeatLoaf created the part of Eddie in the original theatre show. Hot Patootie is a great song, but having sung it on stage, one hell of a song to sing. At the end of it I felt like I had just run a Marathon. MeatLoaf has probably one of the best voices in Rock and Roll and 'Bat out of Hell' holds the record for the albulm that has the longest consectutive run in the Billboard top 100. I can also tell you that he is awesome in concert. IP: Logged
MBoprey Geek Posts: 84 From: In the crevices of my iBook Registered: Mar 2002	posted March 18, 2002 16:31 I wouldn't worry about it. It won't last long. A tax for that is... well, ridiculous! I hate when ocurrences such as that go thru with making life miserable. ------------------ Msb IP: Logged

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