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Originally Posted by gideongallery
1. the CRIA represents the rights of all music industry in canada
2. The only requirement to claim the share of the tax is legal representation in canada
record companies that have a canadian division are allowed to claim the tax for music based on the sales to canada.
The only way you could not claim a share is if your sales didn't count in canada. So you choose not to sell to canada, or your one of those independent artist who don't sell thru recognized retail distribution channels (sell your own cds at your live events).
A good portion of the currently unclaimed funds is for artist from other countries who are not aware of their rights to claim that surplus.
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nice try - still a dork answer
you of course avoid the only salient point in my statement...
The tax was NOT put in place to be your personal surrogate payment method - that also legitimizes stealing music because you "pay for it thru a blank CD tax" - and the act in no way covers pictures and video (very common on torrents in case you didn't notice).
the tax DOES NOT LEGITIMIZE YOUR THEFT OF MUSIC and you ARE NOT PAYING FOR THE SONG THRU THE TAX
dork
ya know - i used to think that you used to have 'some' intelligent rebuttal - but lately - you have totally lost it.
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believe me - without free porn, just as many people will seek porn out on the Internet, and many more will pay if there is no free alternative, its not like sex is a fad - it can be milked much like any renewable resource - long term
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