[Cdn-DMCA] Tariff 22 summary

[Tom Trottier]

On Tuesday, April 09, 2002 at 15:48, Russell McOrmond <canada-dmca-
opponents at flora.org>
wrote re "Re: [Cdn-DMCA] Tariff 22 summary" saying:

> > Personally, I think the private copying levy is worse than making
> > private copying illegal
> 
> 
>   The private copying levy assumes that private copying is illegal.  
> Otherwise, there would be no basis for the tariff.

The tariff makes it legal. If no tariff, some copying would be 
illegal. (I think backups and fair use excerpts would be legal.)

Interestingly, with the tariff, you can copy others' CDs legally, if 
you do it on your own premises.
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