Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users

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Canadian Recording Industry Goes After P2P Users

Posted by michael on Friday February 13, 2004 @05:43AM 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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aw crap by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-13 05:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i hope i can still get more celine dion mp3s
Re:You might remember me by doktor-hladnjak · 2004-02-13 05:55 · 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...
XBox rules!! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-13 06:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first post!!! you lame assholes... I can post first because my XBox is a american product and my pride in my great country and my great XBox accelerate everything...

If only they would make games for that bitch... IAve played Metroid Prime and it ruled... I hope M$ will buy those japanese bastards and port Metroid to my great american console system!!!

Join the fun!!!
In Canada? Like P2P, try Mute by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-13 06:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Check out Mute 2.2. You need to patch it to make it work, but the source and the robust retry patch are at sourceforge. Just a click away.
Re:You might remember me by gowen · 2004-02-13 06:14 · 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.
Re:Videotron by laurent420 · 2004-02-13 06:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Why doesn't it surprise me that videotron is willing to roll over? Videotron is a Quebec based company. Typical French, "We surrender!"

Here's some french for you: Fuck you, buddy!
Need something New by dalek_killer · 2004-02-13 06:41 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The problem is that the internet is now too corporate, we need something that isn't corp.
deconstructing felonious corepirate nazi policIEs? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-13 07:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

you almost need a fully decked out eyecon0meter.

unprecedented evile is taking it's last gasp? lookout bullow.

consult with/trust in yOUR creators.... after all, who was it that made the sounds (& everything else) we fight over?