Re: [dvd-discuss] Media Tariff Proposal of March 9, 2002

[John Galt <galt(at)inconnu.isu.edu>]

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But we already do, on CD-audio.  Since the .gov made the stupid 
delineation, who are WE to fail to hold them to it?  

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Steve Hosgood wrote:

>Arnold G. Reinhold" <reinhold@world.std.com> writes:
>> I am a United States citizen writing a Letter of Comment regarding 
>> the proposed new levies on recordable computer media and MP3 players.
>
>That was the best laugh I've had all day, Arnold, but don't get too smug.
>Next thing you know is that the US Govt will say "in order to keep our
>laws compatable with Canada as required by XYZ international treaty, we'll
>have to have tariffs on recordable media too".
>
>Cue massive emmigration to Europe.... :-)
>
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