Subject: Re: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
From: Ryan Mesler (kraylus@airmail.net)
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 10:18:35 MST
this is a nother test. just checking to see if my mail rules work.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Neault" <gordo-x@shaw.ca>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: SSSCA will make open source illegal in the US
> Not to mention that passing this act will mean that the "Music Tax"
> applied to vast quantities of recordable media (cassettes, blank
videotape,
> and in most countries CDR's) will become moot with the passing of the
> SSSCA.
> Canada, UK, EU, Aus/NZ, etc and the US (not sure about CDR in America,
> though) collect and distribute directly to musicians a nickel or a dime
> from every blank medium that can theoretically be used to record music and
> film (typically, open reel tape and DAT are exempt, as they are mainly
> used in the studios themselves).
> I recall at least one bill entered into Congress to repeal this levy
> should SSSCA pass, and I don't think if it fails that it will be the last.
> Of course, as the levy is structured (with the legislation I'm familiar
> with) the money goes directly to musicians via various organizations (not
> to the big studios and record companies, to distribute "after costs");
> since these paltry sums represent, in most cases (ie when they owe money
> to the studios, or about 99% of cases), the same kind of income (or more)
> that artists receive from a original CD, it's loss is significant to the
> beneficiaries.
> Just another group that doesn't benefit and actually opposes the SSSCA.
>
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