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The Role Of Levies In Canada's Digital Music Marketplace, Jeremy F. Debeer
The Role Of Levies In Canada's Digital Music Marketplace, Jeremy F. Debeer
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
This paper considers whether such initiatives are a desirable alternative to the current system of exclusive proprietary copyrights. My goal is not to evaluate the nuances of any particular levy scheme or proposal, but to consider the implications of the concept from a specifically Canadian perspective. Despite the generality of the analysis, many of the observations and conclusions about the viability of levy schemes relate to Canada’s actual experiences with its existing private copying levy.
The paper concludes that tariffs or levies on the products and services of third parties are not the best method to support the Canadian music …