Abstract:
Abstract:
Canada’s copyright system imposes a levy on manufacturers
and importers of blank audio recording media. Revenue raised
by this levy goes to the eligible owners of musical copyright—
rightsholders. Thus, Canada squarely faces the reality of the
modern age by acknowledging that users will duplicate
copyrighted material at the same time that it attempts to
guarantee compensation to certain rightsholders. Like its
counterpart, the American Audio Home Recording Act of 1992,
this system has certain fundamental flaws. What these flaws
indicate about the future of copyright law is unclear.