The funny thing is, the Canadian government has done something about that, years and years ago. Any time I buy a blank CD, DVD, VHS, or cassette tape, I pay a tax that goes to the record company.
Of course, this technically, according to many law people, had the mistaken result of this: It is now not illegal for Canadians to take a CD or tape from someone (with that person's permission, natch) and make a copy of it. And what is downloading music other than making a copy of music someone else has? So while I may not have any moral right to free music, I may just have a legal one. Weird, eh?
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Of course, this technically, according to many law people, had the mistaken result of this: It is now not illegal for Canadians to take a CD or tape from someone (with that person's permission, natch) and make a copy of it. And what is downloading music other than making a copy of music someone else has? So while I may not have any moral right to free music, I may just have a legal one. Weird, eh?
- Becker, Slytherin