Canada Immune From RIAA?

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 16, 2003 @03:51AM from the is-everything-better-in-canada dept.

Nick McKay writes "Tech Central Station is carrying a story on how Canadians are legally allowed to copy music not only in the home environment, but also on P2P networks such as Kazaa."

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Re:Canada != US by clonebarkins · 2003-09-16 03:55 · Score: 5, Funny

Being that the last letter in RIAA stands for "America", I would hope that all nations outside of the US are immune.

Right, just like Iraq is immune from American military forces.

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Welcome! by Jucius+Maximus · 2003-09-16 03:55 · Score: 5, Funny

I, for one, welcome our new...
Wait a sec, I am Canadian. Never mind.
1. Re:Welcome! by SatanicPuppy · 2003-09-16 07:09 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  We, of the United States, think Canada sucks because you have better health care, lower crime, and legal file sharing. If you're government embraces open source, we'll have to consider the nuclear option.
  
  Just a warning. =P
  
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Hmm... by kurosawdust · 2003-09-16 03:57 · Score: 4, Funny

Universal health care? Check.
Lax marijuana laws? Check.
Can marry another man if for some reason I was feeling saucey? Check.
and now freedom to share music?
Are they accepting applications??
1. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-09-16 04:15 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Universal health care? Check.
  Lax marijuana laws? Check.
  Can marry another man if for some reason I was feeling saucey? Check.
  and now freedom to share music?
  Are they accepting applications??
  
  Just show up at the border and claim to be a refugee.
  
  It will take a year before your first hearing, during which time you get welfare & free health care. When your bogus claim is rejected, appeal. When your bogus appeal is rejected, appeal again to the courts. Appeal again to the court of appeal.
  
  Then file an appeal on compassionate grounds since you've been living in Canada for the last 5 years and have become integrated into Canadian society.
  
  So, it will take at least 5 years to kick you out, and who knows, an idiot judge might believe your ridiculous story.
2. Re:Hmm... by mblase · 2003-09-16 04:33 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I don't know how diffiacult it is or about their acceptaince ratios, but if you got an education it should not be that hard.
  
  Judging from your mastery of English, I'd say you have an uphill battle.
3. Re:Hmm... by Neil+Watson · 2003-09-16 06:28 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Quoting history from the website of a beer company. Nothing like enforcing the Canadian stereotype.
  
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Sing it with me now! by Pxtl · 2003-09-16 03:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Ohhhhhhh CAAAANAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Our home and native land!!!!

w00t!
1. Re:Sing it with me now! by kisielk · 2003-09-16 04:14 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Funny, I don't seem to recall the line after "Our home and native land" being "w00t". Is this some new modernized version for the internet generation?
  
  "Glorious and free....ph33r 0ur m4d p2p skillz!"
Son of a.. by TheTomcat · 2003-09-16 04:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Hey Nick McKay and Tech Central Station: SHUT UP.

This was one of our best kept secrets..

Thanks for waving the proverbial red cape in front of the raging bull (RIAA).

S
Re:I love my country... by norweigiantroll · 2003-09-16 04:10 · Score: 4, Funny

Yes, I saw a good documentary (also by Michael Moore) on Canada called "Canadian Bacon." It really opened my eyes and made me realize how evil our neighbor to the north really is. I'm sure glad I live in the USA, home of the free!
Re:And in other astounding news... by cybermace5 · 2003-09-16 04:14 · Score: 4, Funny

If it's not at the center, it's got to be pretty close considering that Earth itself is at the center of the known universe.

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You forgot.... by Astin · 2003-09-16 04:22 · Score: 5, Funny

- Booze and TOTALLY NAKED women in our strip clubs
- Toronto (much like NYC I think) allows women to walk around topless (not that any do, but the possibility is there)
- Casinos popping up all over the place
- An increasingly larger separation of Church and State (hence the allowed gay marriages)
- Better beer
- Cheaper CDs, DVDs, computer hardware, software, and just about any other form of entertainment
- Cheaper medicine

Of course, a lot of this is paid for with much higher taxes, user fees, levies, and the fact we all live in igloos and have to hunt baby seals once the snow starts in August.

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Re:Canada-Runs! by mdielmann · 2003-09-16 04:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Yep, Canada is socialist. Love it or hate it, that's what we are. But fascist? Come now. There are four points to define fascism. We have the option to remove our dictator every 3 to 5 years; I have to agree with the stringent socioeconomic controls; we don't use (much) terror, and I haven't heard of any censorship :) ; and we're generally considered one of the more polite nations (probably something to do with a zillion square miles of land and about a dozen ships in our military fleet).

Now stop calling us fascist or we'll stop letting you buy our beer!

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Re:Business Opportunity by NickFitz · 2003-09-16 04:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Furthermore, Canada's Head of State is H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, who is notorious for the huge cache of files she hosts on the Buckingham Palace server farm. She also has off-site backup facilities at Windsor Castle, Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House.

Unfortunately, all the music is by Handel or Walton, and the porn is by Rubens.

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Re:Thomas Jefferson Quote by SuiteSisterMary · 2003-09-16 05:09 · Score: 4, Funny

See, that's funny, because Canada (is possibly the only country to?) already fought off an American invasion of conquest.

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