If you buy a song off iTunes, you'll be paying a 3 cents for each song in tax. Then new tax is to compensate artists for the reproduction of their songs.

Vito Pilieci, CanWest News Service
Published: Friday, October 19, 2007

OTTAWA -- The Copyright Board of Canada has approved new taxes on digital MP3 music files - at least for files that are downloaded legally.

Interesting read about Universal partnering with BMG and Warner to develop a new music subscription service to try steal some of the market share that Apples iTunes currently has.

Universal getting ready to take down iTunes? - Universal CEO Doug Morris is looking to partner with Sony BMG and Warner to develop "a new music subscription service that will try to loosen Apple’s grip on the online music market.(more…)[CrunchGear]

This story is pretty insane, just because someone can hear the loud music its considered a public performance? Sue..Sue..Sue.

Playing Loud Music Means Copyright Lawsuit for Public Performance in UK - Employees at many companies listen to music while they work, but one business in the UK is being targeted with a hefty £200,000 copyright infringement suit because the music was played too loudly. The UK-based Performing Rights Society—a group that collects royalties for publishers, songwriters, and composers—has accused a car repair chain [Digg Main]