The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Bookseller Association is urging the government to block Amazon.com from building a distribution network in Canada.
Canadian Bookseller Association Opposes New Amazon Distribution Network
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This is the reality of the IP fight
At least for some. Is this any different than the CRIA, et al, wanting the government to enact more draconian IP protection measures such as “three accusations”? At least the CBA is honest about it; they don’t want the competition.
Hardly Surprising
Anything to keep the competition out. Who is protecting the consumer?
Sad…
…considering that even the U.S. allows Amazon.com.
Oh well. The CBA is just shooting itself in the foot in the long run.
Well if they managed to block them which they won’t, I would do just what I have always done. Buy from Amazon.com out of the US. It is far, far cheaper than buying from Canada.
Since Amazon US has woken up to the fact that there is land north of the 49th I hope they also plan to finally roll out music downloads up here. It is 2010 and I still can not legally purchase music downloads in Canada. WTF????? Here is a hint for the CRIA. I am going to keep pirating music until you make it possible for me to legally buy it. I have cash in hand and I am burning to do my part. Lets do a deal. You don’t need more regulation, you need to actually make your product available for purchase. Azz hats.
@jv
“It is 2010 and I still can not legally purchase music downloads in Canada.”
Actually you can.
If you want to buy music on line, here is a list of Canadian website you can buy them from.
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~rakerman/digimusic.html
WRT pirating music. (Far be it from me to tell you to stop). There are legal opinions about that claim downloading from pirate sites, is in fact legal.
http://news.cnet.com/Canada-deems-P2P-downloading-legal/2100-1025_3-5121479.html
This would mean that you are not and never have been pirating music. I hope this does not disappoint you. 🙂
I guess I should have been clearer. I meant with out having to drop $2000 for a Mac or $800 for a windows machine or signing a 3 year contract with TELUS. I run Linux on 3 different machines and have no interest in paying the Microsoft/Mac tax. As a system administrator and developer I can tell you there is absolutely no technical reason what so ever that buying music online needs to be tied to any operating system. If I drive 5 miles south I would have no problem. But up here no love.
“This would mean that you are not and never have been pirating music. I hope this does not disappoint you. :-)”
I am aware of that and no it doesn’t disappoint me. My point is that the studios aren’t even attempting to get people to buy their product. But then again why should they if they can just get the government to pass a tax and then they don’t have to put in any effort. I am desperate to get at the studios back catalogues and I would spend hefty money to do it.