Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users

Txiasaeia writes "Taking its cue from its American counterpart, the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) has begun the hunt for music file swappers. Unlike the RIAA, the CRIA are trying to find 29 (!) swappers only who use either Shaw, Telus, Rogers Cable, Bell Sympatico or Quebec's Videotron. Some companies like Shaw are openly opposing the request, whereas others, like Videotron, are pretty much planning on rolling over once the paperwork is done. Videotron customers beware: they say that they're 'actually delighted that the CRIA is doing what it's doing.' Arguments in the case begin on Monday in Toronto."

Comments

It's not so bad

[sdcharle]

Turns out they're only prosecuting if less than 80% of your pirated mp3s are not by Canadian artists.

Oh wait a minute, that is pretty bad.

*Yawn*

[SuperBanana]

Taking its cue from its American counterpart, the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) has begun the hunt for music file swappers.

Next up: Sun rises, sun sets.

Anyone else getting really tired of reading about *IAA? We're all well aware of the issues involved, I don't really see the need for this to be front page material nearly every day.

Let's have some priorities, please. Like our daily SCO story...siiigh. It's times like these that I wish we had voting rights like Kuro5hin, because every morning I load slashdot, I have trouble telling whether it's actually new news, or the same 2-3 topics over and over.

Re:You have to laugh

[tundog]

when you see an industry suing their customers, i can't wait till this spreads to other industries

You must be new here. You can pay your $699 on your way out.

Time for the slashdot two-step

[mumblestheclown]

Scenario 1A: Copyright holder uses police to go after copyright infringers.

Slashdot Response: "Why do the police have to do the **AA's dirtywork! This is blah blah blah corporate shills blah blah blah."

Scenario 1B: Copyright holder privately goes after copyright infringers.

Slashdot response: "Can you believe the nerve of these people. This is what the police are for! blah blah blah nazi stormtroopers blah blah blah."

Scenario 2A: New, obviously-designed-primarily-for-warez-pr0n-and-mp 3z-technology emerges.

Slashdot Response: "Technology is blameless! Go after the infringers, but leave technology alone!"

Scenario 2B: Infringers gone after.

Slashdot Response: "Can you believe the nerve of those people shaking down college students!"

Scenario 3A: Copyright is used to protect somebody else's intellectual property

Slashdot Response: Copyright has outlived its usefulness! Viva la revolucion!

Scenario 3B: the GPL is violated.

Slashdot Response: Hang em high!

Re:But the practice is illegal in the U.S.?!

[Deliveranc3]

Watching you techies trying to understand the dichonomy between the practice and intent of law is like watching a Lawyer try and install GenToo
:)

Re:But the practice is illegal in the U.S.?!

[skahshah]

Not only 70% of Americans thought there was a link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11, but 98% now think it is normal to ask to prove a negative (rarely possible).