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• Canada mulls blank CDR, MP3 player tax
  Tuesday 19 March 2002 – 01:46
  The Canadian government is mulling copyright levy proposals which will see a royalty charge of CAN$1.23 imposed on each blank CDR, and CAN$100 added to each MP3 player sold in the country.
• Fire at CMC Magnetics may aggravate tight CD-R supply
  Friday 3 March 2006 – 04:37
  With a fire occurring at one of CMC Magnetics' facilities recently, sources expect that an already tight CD-R supply will worsen and quotes may rise next quarter.
• Second-tier CD-R disc makers feel pressure to accept Veeza
  Friday 22 December 2006 – 02:47
  Second-tier makers of optical discs in Taiwan are feeling increasing pressure to comply with Veeza, Philips' new licensing scheme for its CD-R patents, following acceptance of the scheme by the two top makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek, according to industry sources.
• Four CD-R disc makers begin legal proceedings against Philips
  Wednesday 5 September 2007 – 11:28 in Business
  CMC Magnetics, Ritek, Prodisc Technology and Daxon Technology, four major Taiwan-based producers of blank CD-R discs, are poised to jointly file legal proceedings in Taiwan to accuse Royal Philips Electronics of imposing its unreasonable and discriminati
• CD-R disc prices to rise 7-10% in Q2
  Friday 31 March 2006 – 05:31
  CD-R disc makers in Taiwan, China and India will raise their prices by an average of 7-10% next quarter amid capacity reallocation from CD-R discs to DVD+R/-R ones, according to the companies.

• Mini CDR Madness: Evolution or Revolution?*
  Thursday 31 January 2002 – 06:00
  Companies have been looking for new uses for 8cm/ 80mm 185MB CDR/ CDRW discs. In this review we look at a new evolution of portable MP3 players that feature use of the mini CDR/ CDRW format. Is this an evolution or a revolution in MP3 player technology?