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palmer_kun) wrote2004-04-01 02:29 am
palmer_kun) wrote2004-04-01 02:29 am
File sharers not guilty of copyright infringement - Canadian judge
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Sharing files is not an infringement of copyright under Canadian law, a judge has ruled
"No evidence was presented that the alleged infringers either distributed or authorised the reproduction of sound recordings," von Finckenstein noted in his ruling. "They merely placed personal copies into their shared directories which were accessible by other computer users via a P2P service."
In other words, just putting files in a computer directory that other people can access is insufficient an action to constitute illegal distribution - at least under Canadian law.
"I cannot see a real difference between a library that places a photocopy machine in a room full of copyrighted material and a computer user that places a personal copy on a shared directory linked to a P2P service," he said
This comes after it was ruled that downloading off P2P was legal. In other words, P2P is 100% legal in Canada!!!
We rule.
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Sharing files is not an infringement of copyright under Canadian law, a judge has ruled
"No evidence was presented that the alleged infringers either distributed or authorised the reproduction of sound recordings," von Finckenstein noted in his ruling. "They merely placed personal copies into their shared directories which were accessible by other computer users via a P2P service."
In other words, just putting files in a computer directory that other people can access is insufficient an action to constitute illegal distribution - at least under Canadian law.
"I cannot see a real difference between a library that places a photocopy machine in a room full of copyrighted material and a computer user that places a personal copy on a shared directory linked to a P2P service," he said
This comes after it was ruled that downloading off P2P was legal. In other words, P2P is 100% legal in Canada!!!
We rule.
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But I can download and upload as much as I want, perfectly legally.
Sure you want to stay living down there? Vancouver has really nice weather, and the 3rd highest Quality of Life in the world.
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