Filesharing now LEGAL in Canada!!

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 7:01 am

This news maybe a bit out of date. but for Derek and other canucks such as myself.

Filesharing has been ruled LEGAL by a canadian court.
probably more info at www.cbc.ca

Eat your heart out RIAA.

Post by **Derek** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:19 am

Hehehe, yup! Heard about that

Jeremy (xanuradio.com) spread the word in his newsletter a couple weeks ago.

Blame Canada!

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:26 am

You may also blame Canada for the following things.

Maple Syrup
CN Tower
Snow
"Eh!"
War of 1812
Snow
Chretién
Nvidia chipsets
ATI chipsets
Snow
Snowmobiles
Good Beer
Did I mention snow?
Toronto
Hockey
Lumber
The Queen
Québec
Canadian Political Parties. (God help us if the conservatives take office)
BP6.com

So there!

Post by **Derek** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:00 am

Hehehehe

Actually BP6.Com is in the U.S.

But run by a Canadian! Muhahahahaha

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 5:18 pm

A slow painfull takeover!?

I like it!

nullshark · Post by **nullshark** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:36 pm

You can also thank Canadians for:

Basketball
IMAX
Insulin
the lightbulb
the tracer bullet
the snowmobile (big surprise

)
webpage Java
the zipper
walkie-talkies

and Superman

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 1:27 am

Amen!

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:48 am

Bingo. Found the article. You may also read it here: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/03/31/ca ... ourt040331

Online music swapping legal: court
Last Updated Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:45:24
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.

INDEPTH: Downloading

"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."

INDEPTH: Downloading music FAQ

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.

FROM FEB. 16, 2004: Judge wants more info on internet file swapping case

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

Above article can be found at: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/03/31/ca ... ourt040331

I'm litsening to my downloaded version of Z------ --------, using a downloaded version of W--------, and downloading W------- -- at the moment, while downloading P--------.

(At the suggestion of other people, i have edited the last paragraph, because it may be a bit revealing to the CRIA, I dont want to be targeted IF they do win.)

Oh yeah, and I'm loving every minute of it.

Dave Rave · Post by **Dave Rave** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 9:09 pm

also,
signing your name in the snow after too much Canadian

=
not so much ruled legal as
the dumb lawyers failed to present the case properly.
I'd stay tuned....
like, what other reason do you have for placing an mp3 file in a shared directory for ?
hmmm, sharing perhaps ?

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:21 am

hush! we musnt tell this dumb lawyers the answer, let them take a year or two. Ride the wave eh?

Slagathor · Post by **Slagathor** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 8:14 am

fazer wrote:You may also blame Canada for the following things.

Maple Syrup
CN Tower
Snow
"Eh!"
War of 1812
Snow
Chretién
Nvidia chipsets
ATI chipsets
Snow
Snowmobiles
Good Beer
Did I mention snow?
Toronto
Hockey
Lumber
The Queen
Québec
Canadian Political Parties. (God help us if the conservatives take office)
BP6.com

So there!

I must protest.........
About the good beer part.
Guiness is not from Canada.....

But I must say, the best chocolate ice cream I have ever had came from up that way.......

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 1:31 pm

Celine Dion.

fazer · Post by **fazer** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 3:35 pm

erm, I must apologize on behalf of canada for celine dion. I also apologize for alanis morresete, and bryan adams. They have brought nothing but shame to the great Nation of Canada!

headseed · Post by **headseed** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 5:17 pm

Yes, but Rush more than makes up for Celine.

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 7:16 pm

headseed wrote:Yes, but Rush more than makes up for Celine.

Rush! Outstanding Group! I was raised on Rush!

Saw them once in Oakland, CA at the Coliseum.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 8:05 pm

fazer wrote:erm, I must apologize on behalf of canada for celine dion. I also apologize for alanis morresete, and bryan adams. They have brought nothing but shame to the great Nation of Canada!

Imagine Celine, Alanis and Bryan doing a collaboration called "(Everything I Do) My Heart Will Go Ironic".

Could there be anything more shameful to the noble Canadian people?