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http://www.cbc.ca/storyview/MSN/200...oad_court040331
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Online music swapping legal: court
Last Updated Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:24:32 EST
TORONTO - Individuals who share personal copies of music files on the internet are safe after a Federal Court rejected a motion on Wednesday that would have allowed the music industry to sue them.
Justice Konrad von Finckenstein said the Canadian Recording Industry Association hadn't shown copyright infringement by 29 people who had allowed their music files to be uploaded.
Making files available in online, shared directories is within the bounds of Canadian copyright law, von Finckenstein ruled.
"No evidence was presented that the alleged infringers either distributed or authorized the reproduction of sound recordings," von Finckenstein wrote in his 28-page ruling. "They merely placed personal copies into their shared directories which were accessible by other computer users via a P2P service."
The music industry wants to shut down internet file sharing of music, blaming it for plummeting sales of compact discs.
Last year, the recording industry in the United States began going after people who share music online.
The Recording Industry Association of America has sued about 400 individuals in the U.S. for allowing others access to song files. Several people have settled out of court for about $3,000 US each.
On Tuesday, the recording industry sent warning letters or filed charges against 247 people in Denmark, Germany, Italy and Canada.
Written by CBC News Online staff
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| torontotrance |
I bet they appeal it to the Supreme Court
bunch of bastards got a kick in the ass...hehehe |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Galapidate
I'm moving! |
ill second that |
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| Kamikaze Badger |
And I'll third that.
Another reason to run off to Canada :D! |
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| Adambomb |
| The CRIA will be appealing, but this was a Federal Court of Canada decision by one of the most respected technology judges in the country, so I think it'll stand up. |
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| Lumps |
| You want to move so you can share files? You guys should move for the good dope.:p |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lumps
You want to move so you can share files? You guys should move for the good dope.:p |
i never said my reasons... :toothless |
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| Kamikaze Badger |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lumps
You want to move so you can share files? You guys should move for the good dope.:p |
Not just the files ;). |
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| smokeape |
Well, the Canucks ain't all bad after all. Would move up there, but really prefer the weather down here in Dixie and plenty smoke right here. I'll share files with them any day of the week though. Blast the RIAA!!!
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| whiskers |
canada is like a clone of the US only with benefits and without all the sodomy
-drinking, clubbing, stripclubs @ 18
-pot
-filesharing
-european atmosphere
what else am i missing? |
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| BTG |
| as soon as canada has weed cafes, we'll be 100x better than the netherlands, especially if we get that new province by the bahamas. |
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