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Canadian High Court Says ISPs Don't Owe Royalties

Posted by timothy on from the common-carrier dept.

canwaf writes "According to the CBC, and the other guys: In a 9-0 decision, Canada's highest court ruled, despite the fact that ISPs provide the means for piracy, they are not liable for what people download. They continue in their decision that Internet access providers are not bound by federal copyright legislation. Coupled with an earlier story on Slashdot, this is a very good thing." Edward Scissorhands was one of many readers to link to the Globe and Mail's article, too.

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  1. Double dipping attempt.. by grub · · Score: 5, Informative


    In .ca we already pay a "tax"on blank CDs which goes to the recording industry. They're trying to double dip for more loot.
    Screw 'em

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  2. Re:Good precedent by THE+ROCK · · Score: 5, Informative

    I hope it won't be overruled by others who might qualify the infrastructure they provide as a medium, like the CDR which are taxed in France and other countries.

    It is pretty hard to overrule the SUPREME COURT.

    As it usually does, the Canadian Supreme Court has made a sensible ruling here.

    Speaking of CDRs, as a Canadian I pay levies (which are forwarded to the record companies) on all blank media that I purchase, so as far as I'm concerned I'm ALREADY paying for my right to copy music, even if it comes from the internet. Its a relief that my ISP won't be forced to contribute to that racket as well.

    Don't forget that most of that money winds up going to Bryan Adams and Celine Dion anyway (I'll remind everyone here that the Canadian government has already apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions, so please lets not start that discussion again!)

  3. Re:Good precedent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative


    Not "any kind". Only musical audio recordings (no spoken word is permitted), and only the person doing the copying is permitted to use the recording (so you can copy your friends shit, but he can't copy it and give it to you).