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Canada deems P2P downloading legal

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edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
On Friday Canadian copyright regulators ruled that downloading off peer-to-peer networks is legal, although apparently uploading files is not. This news adds a new spin to the continuing debate over the right and wrongs of P2P file sharing. So it seems in the great Canadians eyes, it's the sharer that it the wrong doer, not the downloader.

[blockquote]The peer-to-peer component of the decision was prompted by questions from consumer and entertainment groups about ambiguous elements of Canadian law. Previously, most analysts had said uploading was illegal but that downloading for personal use might be allowed.

"As far as computer hard drives are concerned, we say that for the time being, it is still legal," said Claude Majeau, secretary general of the Copyright Board.
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  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    OH Canada! :D

    $25.00? PFFT. Pocket change for the ability to legally perform downloads.

    :canflag: :thumbsup:
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited December 2003
    Well, this means you can DOWNLOAD the file, but you cannot SHARE it.

    From what I understand, the RIAA is looking for people SHARING their "material" on Kazaa. They have not, and have no way to know who simply has downloaded the files, and is not sharing them.

    Therefore, people in Canada could still get nailed by the RIAA, in the same manner as they are doing it now.
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    RIAA has no juristiction up here.

    They can't "nail" me in any way, shape or form. Their evil grasp stops at the sign that ways "WELCOME TO CANADA. RIAA & REPUBLICANS NOT PERMITTED" ;)
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited December 2003
    Canada sucks.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited December 2003
    yeah well, i'd be keen for moving there
  • Josh-Josh- Royal Oak, MI
    edited December 2003
    TheSmJ had this to say
    Canada sucks.
  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    ? Other than the cold and high taxes, it's a damn fine place to live, thank you very much!
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited December 2003
    man i hate texas. its 30 degrees outside and im walking around in a t-shirt thinking its comfortable and people are like omgwtf mate. anyway, i could TOTALLY stand living somewhere colder
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    5*C today, sunny, no wind and no snow accumulation.

    We might be in for a green christmas this year... which rarely happens in these parts...

    Canada Sucks eh? Come on up here. It's not as bad as you may think it is...
  • DexterDexter Vancouver, BC Canada
    edited December 2003
    :celebrate :canflag: :type: :Rocker: :rockon::D
  • madmatmadmat
    edited December 2003
    I'm running my air conditioning and have been since I moved in here can you say that?
    I'll deal with a few days of snow per winter as opposed to a few days of sun per winter thank you.
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    A/C? What's that. It's 50 below in the winter and 50 above in the summer @ my place...
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    At least you have predicable weather. "Today it will be.... **** knows, whatever it feels like at this exact point in time, probably grey and raining".

    I want snow ;[

    NS
  • madmatmadmat
    edited December 2003
    LOL...my point exactly...it's close to 35 degrees outside and my A/C is on as I sit here typing this.
    No A/C and it would be way too warm here to sleep under any form of covers.
    I'll trade P2P file sharing for comfort and driving safety any day of the week, I can get my pr0n from google :D
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited December 2003
    35*F or *C?

    Myself, someone who doesn't wear a jacket outside until it's -15*C outside, can't sleep in 35*F weather without covers.....

    Driving in snow is not nearly as bad as driving with Quebecers.. :D

    /me ducks from the poutine, Vachon cakes and random french profanity flying in his general direction...
  • madmatmadmat
    edited December 2003
    F. not C. LOL, I think that driving around here's OK as long as Texans aren't around...those guys get downright crazy and I was raised in California.
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