CPCC wants to fine Canadians buying memory cards, even those that aren't copying music
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 10:48AM 
Canadian consumers just can't seem to get a break. It is almost as if we're walking around with a huge bullseye on our rear ends while groups like the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) find new and creative ways to skewer consumers with absurd levies. This new proposed levy targets memory cards, thumbdrives and pretty much any type of writeable media used to make copies.
We're all for compensating artists for their work, but that's not the issue here.
How about consumers who use said memory cards for things other than music or videos like storing original photographs, documents and personal information?
Will all these people be subjected to this asinine blanket levy? This isn't the first time consumers have been targeted by CPCC. The group clamoured for a tax on flash memory cards back in 2003. In 2007, they proposed for a tax of between $2 and $10 for each flash memory card sold and up to $75 for each Apple iPod or PMP (Personal Media Player) sold to consumers.