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Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users

Posted by michael on from the america-in-miniature dept.

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."

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  1. Re:You might remember me by doktor-hladnjak · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    "Nothing But Rush: A History of Canadian Popular Music"

    Hey, don't forget Anne Murray, Alanis Morissette, and Celine Dion.

    Actually, the world would probably be a better place, if we all could forget them...

  2. Re:You might remember me by gowen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To be fair, they also gave us most of "The Band", Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, the Barenaked Ladies, the utterly fantastic Be Good Tanyas and, erm, William Shatner's "Transformed Man".

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    Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
  3. Need something New by dalek_killer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The problem is that the internet is now too corporate, we need something that isn't corp.