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Originally Posted by Jayems
So will this make downloading music illegal?
If so, how and when will the gov't send me my $25 cheque for reinbursement for the tarrif paid on my MP3 player. Is tarriff the right word? everyone pays $25 extra and that money supposedly goes to the recording artists for us ripping their songs off the internet.
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That depends upon the wording, but the US has been wanting "free" downloads eliminated for a long time so i would guess yes.
And there are no tarrifs on MP3 players. There was for a while but that was challenged and the supreme court declared it unconstitutional.
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