Oh, this is rich.  I have been saying it for a long time, and turns out, I WAS RIGHT!  Evidently the levy on recordable media that big media has pushed so hard for (in Canada) is now possibly extending the scope of the private copying extension such that “illegal” file sharing is not liable for infringement.  Basically, since you have already purchased the music via the levy, you can download to your hearts content.  The lobbyers are now having to pull a 180 turn on their previous decision.  Via Geist, SNIP:

The Canadian Recording Industry Association this week quietly filed documents in the Federal Court of Appeal that will likely shock many in the industry. CRIA, which spent more than 15 years lobbying for the creation of the private copying levy, is now fighting to eliminate the application of the levy on the Apple iPod since it believes that the Copyright Board of Canada’s recent decision to allow a proposed tariff on iPods to proceed “broadens the scope of the private copying exception to avoid making illegal file sharers liable for infringement.”