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Canadian Music Swappers Win Court Battle

Columbo writes "The CBC has an article today detailing a win for file sharers in Canadian courts. The ruling upheld the right of ISPs to withhold the names and addresses of people alleged to be trading copious amounts of music via P2P networks. The unanimous decision doesn't completely close the door for further action against the ISPs by the Canadian Recording Industry Association."

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  1. Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what they told the recording industry.

  2. Lets Roll! by krbvroc1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Alright RIAA, Lets Roll! Time to take over those pesky northerners who harbor p2p fugitives and play fast and loose with copyrights. Bring it on! You are either with us or against us -- Hee-haa!

  3. Consider immigration to the north... by grumpyman · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...where weeds are legal, gays can marry and music is free!

  4. The War of 1812 - Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie by Feztaa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, come back, proud Canadians
    To before you had TV,
    No hockey night in Canada,
    There was no CBC (Oh, my God!).
    In 1812, Madison was mad,
    He was the president, you know
    Well, he thought he'd tell the British where they ought to go
    He thought he'd invade Canada,
    He thought that he was tough
    Instead we went to Washington....
    And burned down all his stuff!

    And the White House burned, burned, burned,
    And we're the one's that did it!
    It burned, burned, burned,
    While the president ran and cried.
    It burned, burned, burned,
    And things were very historical.
    And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies
    Waa waa waah!
    In the War of 1812!

    Now some hillbillies from Kentucky,
    Dressed in green and red,
    Left home to fight in Canada,
    But they returned home dead
    It's the only war the Yankees lost, except for Vietnam
    And also the Alamo... and the Bay of... ham.
    The loser was America,
    The winner was ourselves,
    So join right in and gloat about the War of 1812

    And the White House burned, burned, burned,
    And we're the one's that did it!
    It burned, burned, burned,
    While the president ran and cried.
    It burned, burned, burned,
    And things were very historical.
    And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies
    Waa waa waah!
    In the War of 1812!

    In 1812, we were just sittin' around,
    Mindin' our own business, puttin' crops into the ground.
    We heard the soldiers coming and we didn't like that sound.
    So we took a boat to Washington and burned it to the ground.

    Oh... we... fired our guns, but the Yankees kept-a coming,
    There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
    We fired once more and the Yankees started running,
    Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, oh, oh....
    They ran through the snow and they ran through the forest,
    They ran through the bushes where the beavers wouldn't go.
    They ran so fast, they forgot to take their culture,
    Back to America, and Gulf and Texaco

    So, if you go to Washington, its buildings clean and nice,
    Bring a pack of matches, and we'll burn the White House twice!

    And the White House burned, burned, burned,
    But the Americans won't admit it
    It burned, burned, burned,
    It burned and burned and burned
    It burned, burned, burned,
    Now, I bet that made them mad
    And the Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies
    Waa waa waah!
    In the War of 1812!