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Canada file-sharers safe, Music Industry loses case

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Mar 31, 2004.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    A Federal Court judge ruled against the Canadian Recording Industry Association as they failed to show enough evidence that file sharers were infringing on its copyrights. The music industry pretended to force ISPs to identify Kazaa users that had downloaded music through that network in order to sue them.

    As a result, using an online download service for personal use does not amount to copyright infringement in Canada, Akin said.
    Julio Franco, Mar 31, 2004
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    Mictlantecuhtli, Mar 31, 2004
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  3. Brent Sienna Newcomer, in training

    Brent Sienna, Mar 31, 2004
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  4. erickdj Newcomer, in training

    Legal pot, legal filesharing.... Must be nice to live in canada, some day I'll live there...
    erickdj, Mar 31, 2004
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  5. werty316 Newcomer, in training

    Woohooo! There are some good things about living in Canada. one more time. Woohooo!
    werty316, Mar 31, 2004
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  6. MaskedBurrito Newcomer, in training

    That's awesome for those doodes. They not only have the logging market cornered, they can share files freely too! Canada's streets must be paved in gold........Wow......
    MaskedBurrito, Mar 31, 2004
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  7. PitbulI Newcomer, in training

    One more reason why people all over the world call Canada the Country of freedom.
    PitbulI, Apr 1, 2004
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  8. BrownPaper Newcomer, in training

    i wish i lived in a country that values freedom! maybe i should go north and cross over the border to Canada. ;)
    BrownPaper, Apr 1, 2004
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  9. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    I LOVE LIVING IN CANADA! Free music for all. :grinthumb
    me(who else?), Apr 1, 2004
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  10. somekid007 Newcomer, in training

    weed + free music = heaven
    somekid007, Apr 1, 2004
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  11. OS samurai Newcomer, in training

    This is good news for Canadians; maybe this will set a precedent for other countries to follow. Although I don’t file sharing will become totally legit in the U.S. anytime soon :(
    OS samurai, Apr 1, 2004
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  12. MoRulez Newcomer, in training

    Whoa, calm down there hippies. Canada hasn't legalized marijuana for just anyone. Only a few hundred people in the country receive marijuana packets from the silly Liberal government right now. And they have to have a doctor's approval to do so, for illnesses that are repaired particularly well by marijuana only.

    File sharing is allowed because the government is intelligent and non-partisan enough to understand that file sharing programs are just that: interconnected networks (users) sharing and exchanging their files to and fro.
    MoRulez, Apr 2, 2004
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  13. me(who else?) Newcomer, in training

    You're right, we don't get legal pot..but the music's OK...
    me(who else?), Apr 2, 2004
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  14. somekid007 Newcomer, in training

    we dun get legal pot, but most cops dont give a rat's @$$ anymore since there isnt much they could do about it anyways.
    somekid007, Apr 2, 2004
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