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article (http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=582892)
This "made in Canada solution" to copyright issues sounds a heck of a lot like the Millenium Copyright Act.

The federal government tabled the legislation in the House of Commons on Thursday, dubbing it as a "Made in Canada" solution to stamp out online piracy. "This is truly a win-win for Canadian consumers who use digital technology and for everyone who creates material that becomes digitally accessible," said Industry Minister Jim Prentice....

In cases where people download copyrighted songs or other digitized material, penalties will be capped at $500. But in cases where teenagers legally purchase songs online, then e-mail them to a friend or share them through a peer-to-peer service, this transgression will still carry a maximum penalty of $20,000 per copyrighted song.


I'm not particularly pleased at this turn of events. Essentially as the law stood before, it wasn't exactly A-ok to download content, but you wouldn't be punished for it. The only way you might run into sanction would be if you were uploading. Essentially, someone would make a complaint to your ISP, who would then warn you. A few warnings and you could be fined, or charged.

I wonder if this will be largely enforced?

Shame on you Canada, we expected better.
That's what everybody said after your last election, wasn't it?;)

I don't like downloading music. I like to have the CD, and I like to think whoever made it is getting a penny for it. Unfortunately most of it goes to EMI and Sony. But people who do so should be able to put it on their MP3 or make a backup of it. It's only bloody fair when you don't have a hard copy. Hopefully the Commons or Senate will reject it for you.

That's what everybody said after your last election, wasn't it?;) Muahahahahah...too true.

I don't like downloading music. I like to have the CD, and I like to think whoever made it is getting a penny for it. Unfortunately most of it goes to EMI and Sony. But people who do so should be able to put it on their MP3 or make a backup of it. It's only bloody fair when you don't have a hard copy. Hopefully the Commons or Senate will reject it for you. I doubt it will be rejected. As it stands, you're still going to be punished more harshly for 'uploading' than 'downloading', but this bill was introduced without the public being 'warned' beforehand, and it's not a happy thing to wake up to.

I wonder if this will be largely enforced?

I expect some few examples will be made of teenagers as has been done in the US.

Oh shit, can't pay for the golden toilet cause people are file sharing my music...gotta go sue people now.
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eh there just canadians, love em all but never really cared about what they did. Although piracy is still just the most retarded thing to 'crack-down' on.

Oh shit, can't pay for the golden toilet cause people are file sharing my music...gotta go sue people now.