CPCC wants the ipod tax back?

Bottom line: if I buy a CD, I am legally entitled to put this music on my ipod, hard drive, cell phone, etc. The artist was paid when I bought the CD. Putting a levy on an ipod, or other portable media players basically means I will be paying twice.

This does not even consider the fact that there are all sorts of reasons why one would use an ipod for purposes other than recording unpurchased music. My wife uses hers to play back podcasts quite extensively - podcasts that are freely distributed and that have nothing to do with music. Peter Jackson and his film crew used them as an effective way to transport video footage from a set to the director because the ultra portability made ipods the best device. Oh yeah, one other scenario comes to mind: putting my purchased CD collection onto my portable media player for the purposes of listening to legal music, where the artist was in fact rewarded for their efforts when I bought their CD. Tell me - how many times should an artist be paid for their work? This is not about a 'free ride' as they claim. This is about double dipping into the consumer's wallet.