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Originally Posted by CrkMStanz
wow - As a Canadian I can only say - you are much stupider than I initially thought
The piracy tax is a collection mechanism to feed money into the CANADIAN music industry to offset the losses suffered by CANADIAN artists at the hands of THEIVES who post CANADIAN music on the torrents and elsewhere.
use your explanation to the members of U2 the next time you download their tunes. dork.
IT IS NOT HOW GIDEON IS ALLOWED TO PAY FOR HIS TUNES
(you might want to read that again) 
you make me ashamed to be a fellow Canadian |
1. the CRIA represents the rights of all music industry in canada
2. The only requirement to claim the share of the tax is legal representation in canada
record companies that have a canadian division are allowed to claim the tax for music based on the sales to canada.
The only way you could not claim a share is if your sales didn't count in canada. So you choose not to sell to canada, or your one of those independent artist who don't sell thru recognized retail distribution channels (sell your own cds at your live events).
A good portion of the currently unclaimed funds is for artist from other countries who are not aware of their rights to claim that surplus.