Canada overturns iPod tax
January 12th 2008
Bloomberg reports that the Canadian court of appeals has ruled that country's so-called iPod tax, raised music player unit prices as much as C$75 each, is illegal.
In its ruling, the court said the country's copyright board "has no legal authority to certify a tariff on digital audio recorders or on the memory permanently embedded in digital audio recorders."
"We certainly hope that this decision will bring this issue to a close once and for all," said Diane Brisebois, president, Canada Retail Council.
The decision, which tossed out a copyright board ruling, is a victory for consumers, among others.
Editor's note: A small victory, but I doubt the pigopolists have given up...
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