I'm so mad after hearing about this story. You can read it here. Summary: the Canadian government has decided to tax all legal music downloads. Also the tax is going to be retroactive from Jan. 1996!
Why am I so mad? Because I actually use services like iTunes to get my music. I know what you guys are thinking..."he pays for his music?" Yes I do. Why? It is cheaper, quicker and overall more convenient then downloading it illegally. Also the quality is better than most illegally downloaded music and access to the music is almost instantaneous. To find a good torrent of the same album illegally is actually a lot more time consuming.
So what does this mean after it is all implemented? The price will be a bit higher for music on iTunes and could push people back to illegal downloading of music again. It will also mean more money for an already shady government that doesn't know how to manage its money in the first place. Oh, and a pissed of online music provider such as iTunes because they are now being taxed on something they sold 10 f*cking years ago!
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