Lieberals to end file sharing in Canada

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Posted by ShadoWolf on Mar-24-2005 21:15:

Lieberals to end file sharing in Canada

http://pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/...statement_e.cfm

http://pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/...eform/faq_e.cfm

Posted by loca on Mar-24-2005 21:23:

ah fuck man... time to move back to europe

Posted by Euphorica on Mar-24-2005 21:34:

i dont see this taking into effect for a long time...but maybe thats wishful thinking

Posted by ShadoWolf on Mar-24-2005 21:41:

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Originally posted by Euphorica
i dont see this taking into effect for a long time...but maybe thats wishful thinking

quote:
The Government intends to introduce a bill to amend the Copyright Act later this spring.

It may be the law of the land by the summer.

Posted by infinity HiGH on Mar-24-2005 21:53:

Too long to read. Someone tell me how this affects us?

Posted by ShadoWolf on Mar-24-2005 21:58:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
Too long to read. Someone tell me how this affects us?

Record/movie companies can sue you. ISP's must provide your personal information / your ID to the record/movie companies.

Posted by infinity HiGH on Mar-24-2005 21:59:

quote:
Originally posted by ShadoWolf
Record/movie companies can sue you. ISP's must provide your personal information / your ID to the record/movie companies.

Ok...so as long as I don't download a crapload of movies and commercial albums then I'll be fine?

Posted by tha_broad on Mar-24-2005 22:01:

shitty, theyre already watching me!!! Ive already gotten a warning from my ISP because of a complaint filed against me by warner bros :S

Posted by EvilDust on Mar-24-2005 22:17:

this is you on voting day:

"I will vote against the liberals because they won't let me download illegal copies of people's art that pays for their bills. Those inconsiderate bastards! "

Posted by cmack on Mar-24-2005 22:55:

Yeah and if this happens, do you think they'll lower the taxes on digital media? HEEEEEELLLL no!

Posted by VERTiG0 on Mar-24-2005 22:56:

Phhht. Who cares. Wirehog will reign supreme. You'll all see.

Posted by Matt on Mar-25-2005 04:47:

Canada would have to pass legislation re: file sharing at some point.... regardless of party in power.

The proposed legislation is not that bad. Nowhere near as harsh as the US law.

Posted by ShadoWolf on Mar-25-2005 05:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Matt
Canada would have to pass legislation re: file sharing at some point.... regardless of party in power.

Not necessarily. Canada could have gone it's own way on this issue. The WCT is not yet in force.

quote:
The proposed legislation is not that bad. Nowhere near as harsh as the US law.

As in other areas, it's a virtual mirror image of the U.S. law. Both are based on WIPO treaties.

Posted by Matt on Mar-25-2005 16:34:

quote:
Originally posted by ShadoWolf
Not necessarily. Canada could have gone it's own way on this issue. The WCT is not yet in force.

As in other areas, it's a virtual mirror image of the U.S. law. Both are based on WIPO treaties.

it's not as harsh as the DMCA. Your thread title should read "Canada says no to DMCA" as the /. article did.

Posted by ShadoWolf on Mar-25-2005 16:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Matt
it's not as harsh as the DMCA. Your thread title should read "Canada says no to DMCA" as the /. article did.

Again, both the DMCA and Canada's proposed law are based on the same treaty, so they're virtually identical.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv...ory/Technology/

Canada considers file-swap crackdown

By ANGELA PACIENZA

Thursday, March 24, 2005 Updated at 7:21 PM EST

Canadian Press

TORONTO � Those who enjoy swapping music, books and movies on-line may want to reconsider.

The federal government inched closer Thursday to cracking down on file sharing by announcing several proposed amendments to the Copyright Act.

The changes would include the signing of two World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties and forcing Internet service providers to keep records of those who share high volumes of copyright-protected material such as songs, Hollywood movies and TV shows.

The amendments would "clarify that the unauthorized posting or the peer-to-peer file-sharing of material on the Internet will constitute an infringement of copyright," say documents released jointly Thursday by Canadian Heritage and Industry Canada.

"It will also be made clear that private copies of sound recordings cannot be uploaded or further distributed."

The reforms, which will be introduced in the House of Commons later this spring, would give the music industry greater power to stop such behaviour through the courts via lawsuits. Currently, it is not illegal in Canada to upload material to programs like Kazaa and BearShare.

"Clearly, once we get implementation there'll be no doubt . . . it'll be illegal to engage in unauthorized file-sharing," said Graham Henderson, who heads the Canadian Recording Industry Association, which represents the country's record labels.

Adding Canada's name to the list of 50 countries already using the WIPO treaties would make it illegal to distribute and trade music on-line.

It would also become a crime to remove or circumvent copyright protections on CDs.

The amendments also ask that ISPs such as Rogers, Shaw and Bell "play a role in curbing the misuse of their facilities for copyright infringement."

ISPs would have to notify subscribers when illegal activity is detected via their Internet connection. They would also be required, as is the case in the United States and parts of Europe, to keep a log of such warnings in case of a lawsuit � although a court order would be needed to make the names and addresses known to prosecutors.

In pre-committee meetings the copyright amendments were approved by all political parties.

Posted by Matt on Mar-25-2005 16:54:

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