Tappee
13-06-2008, 17:58
I came across the article today and I found it rather interesting
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/11/tech-copyright.html
YouTube uploads could bring lawsuits
People caught downloading music or video files illegally could also be sued for a maximum of $500, but uploading a file to a peer-to-peer network or YouTube could result in lawsuits of $20,000 per file.
Canadian internet service providers, meanwhile, would continue to be immune to lawsuits from copyright holders for infringements over their networks. The bill recognizes ISPs as intermediaries and would only require them to pass on violation notices from copyright holders to their customers.
Prentice deflected questions about potential lawsuits by saying the bill is necessary to modernize Canada's laws and bring it up to date with its obligations under the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty it signed more than a decade ago.
"You can get into hypothetical situations," he said, "but the purpose of the bill has been to expand the balance of protection between consumers and copyright holders."
"In fact, it touches each and every one of us, and it is no surprise to find so many different points of view with respect to copyright," he said.
The bill will receive its second reading after Parliament's summer break, which is expected to begin soon. Brison told CBCNews.ca that the Liberals plan to put together amendments to the bill over the summer.
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This bill is rather sneeky, since most illegal sites deal with file sharing (Peer to Peer) you would pay only a max of $500 for download loading as much music that you want, but would be force to pay up to $20,000 per song that someone upload from you.
So Basically if this new laws passes I would only face a $500 lawsuit for downloading as much music that I wanted, as long as I am not sharing that music with anyone else.
If I where to only download I could get as much music as I wanted for only $500, and it would cost the government much more that then to convict me of the charges. Not to mention the logistical nightmare that would be associated in tracking down every person in the country that downloads music.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/11/tech-copyright.html
YouTube uploads could bring lawsuits
People caught downloading music or video files illegally could also be sued for a maximum of $500, but uploading a file to a peer-to-peer network or YouTube could result in lawsuits of $20,000 per file.
Canadian internet service providers, meanwhile, would continue to be immune to lawsuits from copyright holders for infringements over their networks. The bill recognizes ISPs as intermediaries and would only require them to pass on violation notices from copyright holders to their customers.
Prentice deflected questions about potential lawsuits by saying the bill is necessary to modernize Canada's laws and bring it up to date with its obligations under the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty it signed more than a decade ago.
"You can get into hypothetical situations," he said, "but the purpose of the bill has been to expand the balance of protection between consumers and copyright holders."
"In fact, it touches each and every one of us, and it is no surprise to find so many different points of view with respect to copyright," he said.
The bill will receive its second reading after Parliament's summer break, which is expected to begin soon. Brison told CBCNews.ca that the Liberals plan to put together amendments to the bill over the summer.
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This bill is rather sneeky, since most illegal sites deal with file sharing (Peer to Peer) you would pay only a max of $500 for download loading as much music that you want, but would be force to pay up to $20,000 per song that someone upload from you.
So Basically if this new laws passes I would only face a $500 lawsuit for downloading as much music that I wanted, as long as I am not sharing that music with anyone else.
If I where to only download I could get as much music as I wanted for only $500, and it would cost the government much more that then to convict me of the charges. Not to mention the logistical nightmare that would be associated in tracking down every person in the country that downloads music.