file sharing legal in Canada

DieYuppieScum · 1st April 2004, 03:33

Here's the link

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5182...?tag=nefd_lede

Man I wish I lived in Canada.

All the lawmakers in the U.S. are all
jerks swayed by $.

DieYuppieScum · 1st April 2004, 20:00

To futher illustrate my point of U.S. politicians being money driven jerks:

"The PDEA--the result of intense lobbying from large copyright holders over the past six months--has emerged as a kind of grab-bag that combines other proposals introduced in the past but not approved. One section that first surfaced last year punishes an Internet user who makes available $1,000 in copyrighted materials with prison terms of up to three years and fines of up to $250,000." -CNET News.com

Read more about it here:

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5182898.html

mikeflca · 1st April 2004, 20:05

You honestly think that we did not know that U.S. politicians are almost all money-driven greedy assholes?!?!?!?!

Joel · 1st April 2004, 22:01

You can come in México

RIAA can't come here, but the companies here can hunt you...

KeKuN · 10th April 2004, 05:25

The judge don't said that file sharing was legal.

Justice Konrad von Finckenstein ruled Wednesday that the Canadian Recording Industry Association did not prove there was copyright infringement by 29 so-called music uploaders.

And yes our politicians are money drivens too. The liberal party is in a big scandal right now.

And some politician want to change the law to make download illegal.

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Edmont...03/407037.html

And if you want to know why it's not illegal for now go see this FAQ
http://www.canfli.org/modules.php?op...q=yes&id_cat=2

eleet-2k2 · 10th April 2004, 19:45

"Oh no!" "Oh no!" "Oh no!" "Oh YEAH!!" - Family Guy

It's good to be Canadian.

zootm · 10th April 2004, 20:24

now, i heard an account from a canadian lawyer a while back that showed this to be false, but presumably this brings up some new evidence...

eleet-2k2 · 11th April 2004, 13:51

No it's true zootm, it is fully legal in all aspects. The judge cited a library as an example b/c there are photcopiers there for anyone to photocopy the copyrighted books and periodicals, so he said digital music and other media fall under the same category. The CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) will try to appeal it though, but for now, a policeman friend of mine tells me it's legal, and so does the judge more importantly!

Wildrose-Wally · 11th April 2004, 14:38

Until this ruling is overturned on appeal or parliament amends the copyright law, uploading/downloading music is perfectly legal in Canada.

They can't even gather evidence to use in the future. First of all that would violate the privacy act.
Second, gather evidence about what? It is legal.

eleet-2k2 · 14th April 2004, 23:37

Thank you Wally, exactly what I said.

hungryskull · 15th April 2004, 01:16

Quote:

It's good to be Canadian

Agreed

nybergh · 20th April 2004, 11:39

hey, it's legal in finland too

1st April 2004, 03:33	#1
DieYuppieScum Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Never Never Land Posts: 2	file sharing legal in Canada Here's the link http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5182...?tag=nefd_lede Man I wish I lived in Canada. All the lawmakers in the U.S. are all jerks swayed by $.

1st April 2004, 20:00	#2
DieYuppieScum Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Never Never Land Posts: 2	$U.S. Greed$ To futher illustrate my point of U.S. politicians being money driven jerks: "The PDEA--the result of intense lobbying from large copyright holders over the past six months--has emerged as a kind of grab-bag that combines other proposals introduced in the past but not approved. One section that first surfaced last year punishes an Internet user who makes available $1,000 in copyrighted materials with prison terms of up to three years and fines of up to $250,000." -CNET News.com Read more about it here: http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5182898.html

1st April 2004, 22:01	#4
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	You can come in México RIAA can't come here, but the companies here can hunt you... * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

10th April 2004, 19:45	#6
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	"Oh no!" "Oh no!" "Oh no!" "Oh YEAH!!" - Family Guy It's good to be Canadian. "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

11th April 2004, 13:51	#8
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	No it's true zootm, it is fully legal in all aspects. The judge cited a library as an example b/c there are photcopiers there for anyone to photocopy the copyrighted books and periodicals, so he said digital music and other media fall under the same category. The CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) will try to appeal it though, but for now, a policeman friend of mine tells me it's legal, and so does the judge more importantly! "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

1st April 2004, 20:05	#3
mikeflca Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: san diego, california. Posts: 623	You honestly think that we did not know that U.S. politicians are almost all money-driven greedy assholes?!?!?!?!

10th April 2004, 05:25	#5
KeKuN Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Québec Posts: 5	The judge don't said that file sharing was legal. Justice Konrad von Finckenstein ruled Wednesday that the Canadian Recording Industry Association did not prove there was copyright infringement by 29 so-called music uploaders. And yes our politicians are money drivens too. The liberal party is in a big scandal right now. And some politician want to change the law to make download illegal. http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Edmont...03/407037.html And if you want to know why it's not illegal for now go see this FAQ http://www.canfli.org/modules.php?op...q=yes&id_cat=2

10th April 2004, 20:24	#7
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,375	now, i heard an account from a canadian lawyer a while back that showed this to be false, but presumably this brings up some new evidence...

11th April 2004, 14:38	#9
Wildrose-Wally The Albertan Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sunny Southern Alberta Posts: 6,132	Until this ruling is overturned on appeal or parliament amends the copyright law, uploading/downloading music is perfectly legal in Canada. They can't even gather evidence to use in the future. First of all that would violate the privacy act. Second, gather evidence about what? It is legal.

14th April 2004, 23:37	#10
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,381	Thank you Wally, exactly what I said. "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

20th April 2004, 11:39	#12
nybergh Dialup Junkie (Major Dude) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,219	hey, it's legal in finland too See also:Radio Paradise, listener supported aac+ stream\|My home outside IRC\|Last.fm

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