iPod Price Reduction in Canada
The $15 or $25 iPod Price Reduction is based on the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in:
Canadian Private Copying Collective v. Canadian Storage Media Alliance, 2004 FCA 424, dated 2004-12-14, which is found at:
http://www.canlii.org/ca/cas/fca/2004/2004fca424.html
The 3 appelate judges decided that a permanently embedded, non-removable memory, incorporated into a digital audio recorder (MP3 player), is not an "audio recording medium" on which a levy can be imposed. See paragraphs 133 and ss., especially paragraphs 159-165 of the decision.
Because the decision is unanimous, there is little chance that it could be overturned, modified by the Supreme Court of Canada. Hence, the immediate price reduction on iPods.
Canadian Private Copying Collective v. Canadian Storage Media Alliance, 2004 FCA 424, dated 2004-12-14, which is found at:
http://www.canlii.org/ca/cas/fca/2004/2004fca424.html
The 3 appelate judges decided that a permanently embedded, non-removable memory, incorporated into a digital audio recorder (MP3 player), is not an "audio recording medium" on which a levy can be imposed. See paragraphs 133 and ss., especially paragraphs 159-165 of the decision.
Because the decision is unanimous, there is little chance that it could be overturned, modified by the Supreme Court of Canada. Hence, the immediate price reduction on iPods.