The Liberal Party of Canada announced that it proposes several amendments to the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32), including the establishment of a new $35 million subsidy to be paid to the music industry each year.
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that the Copyright Board of Canada has issued the Private Copying Tariff for 2011.
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPPC) announced that a number of musicians have signed a joint letter that expresses support for extending the Canadian private audio copying levy to include most digital devices and storage media.
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that 19 organizations support extending the Canadian private audio copying levy to include MP3 players, cell phones, computers and other devices capable of storing digital audio.
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that it will not seek to increase the levies charged on blank audio recording media in 2011. The current levy is $0.29 for each CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio and MiniDisc sold in Canada.
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) is criticizing proposed amendments to the Copyright Act for failing to expand the existing levy on blank storage media (CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio, MiniDisc) to include MP3 players, cell phones, computers and other devices and media capable of storing digital audio.
On March 16, 2010, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage approved a motion that supports extending the private audio copying levy to digital devices “with internal memory” (such as iPods, cell phones, computers, etc.).
The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced that it is applauding Charlie Angus, NDP Parliamentary Critic of Canadian Heritage, for his introduction of a Private Member’s Bill to expand the private copying levy to digital audio devices, such as the iPod.
The Copyright Board of Canada issued on December 16, 2009 an interim tariff of levies to be collected in 2010 on the sale of blank audio recording media in Canada. According to the interim decision, the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) will continue to collect levies at the current rate (certified on December 6, 2008 …
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