Canada Court Kills iPod Levy
Date : 2008 01 12 Category : Web News
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Canadians may have more than potential new copyright laws to talk about now. The Federal Court of Appeals have recently quashed the Canadian Copyright board's move to put a levy on iPods and other portable media devices
"I would allow the applications for judicial review, quash the decision of the Copyright Board dated July 19, 2007," Writes the Ontario court, "and refer the applicants’ motions back to the Copyright Board for reconsideration and disposition in accordance with these reasons."
CIPPIC (Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic) notes, "The Court of Appeal's decision suggests that the act of copying one's own CDs onto an iPod infringes copyright under the current law, and underscores the need for revising the Act in a balanced manner that accommodates common consumer practices.