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04-01-2004, 02:17 PM
Online music swapping legal: court
Last Updated Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:08:29
TORONTO - People who share 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.
"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."
The Canadian Recording Industry Association last month asked the judge to order the country's largest internet providers to release the names of 29 people who share copyrighted music through music swapping networks such as Kazaa, Grokster and Morpheus.
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.
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.
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04-01-2004, 02:18 PM
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04-01-2004, 02:26 PM
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04-01-2004, 02:42 PM
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04-01-2004, 02:45 PM
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04-01-2004, 02:47 PM
Congrats Canada!
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04-01-2004, 03:30 PM
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Cool name, sounds like a Monster that was waken by lightning! Im moving to Canada.
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04-01-2004, 03:32 PM
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04-01-2004, 03:39 PM
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On Tuesday, the recording industry sent warning letters or filed charges against 247 people in Denmark, Germany, Italy and Canada.
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The riaa can suck my balls liberally, they send any of that bs to anyone i know ill wipe my ass with it and send it back to them.
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But one of her fucking grandkids, pookie, rayray or lil-nub was probably slanging weed or rocks out of the house.
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04-01-2004, 04:58 PM
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The music industry wants to shut down internet file sharing of music, blaming it for plummeting sales of compact discs.
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Maybe it's because the music they're putting out just plain sucks?
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04-01-2004, 05:01 PM
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04-01-2004, 06:32 PM
too bad im not canadian.
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04-01-2004, 06:33 PM
NICE
not like if it was illegal i would stop oOo:
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04-01-2004, 07:58 PM
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04-02-2004, 01:11 AM
I'm moving to Canada. cry:
Lucky break for you guys. beer:
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