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Old 04-05-2004, 06:36 PM   #1
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Sharing copyrighted works on peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, handing the record industry a sharp setback in its international fight against file swappers.

Canadian record labels had asked the court for authorization to identify 29 alleged file-swappers in that country, in preparation for suing them for copyright infringement, much as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued more than 1500 people in America.

But the judge denied that request. In a far-ranging decision, the court further found that both downloading music and putting it in a shared folder available to other people online appeared to be legal in Canada.
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interesting, posted on the 31st, and its on a number of news sites, theres others stating having an actual transcript of the ruling. so not intirely sure if its an april fools or not. since its days past and it was posted before april it doesnt APPEAR to be. but ya never know
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Old 04-05-2004, 06:37 PM   #2
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You guys are lucky. That's a selling point for moving to Canada.
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Old 04-05-2004, 07:11 PM   #3
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*points at avatar* not me guys. them guys. i dont live in canada.
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Old 04-05-2004, 07:14 PM   #4
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Old 04-05-2004, 07:15 PM   #5
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GO CANADA!
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Does the U.S. have any advantages over Canada?
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Old 04-05-2004, 07:18 PM   #7
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dont knock it man. thats a huge step forward for us getting it legal elsewhere is a push in the right direction
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