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."

Comments

Oh yay, we can pirate safely now in Canada!

[jim_v2000]

If you felt relieved or happy about this ruling, you were probably concerned about the legality of your actions already.

And also, to respond to a comment I saw about privacy...I really don't think this has anything to do with privacy. Privacy doesn't include the right to hide your crimes. Expecially when you leave your ID (ip address) at the crime scene. I mean, imagine if someone stole your stuff, but the police told you that they would get it back, but they aren't allowed to find out where they live.

By the way, there is no right to steal music or break copyrights. You are NOT entitled to have a copy of that song you like so much. If you obtain a copy of a song without providing compensation to the copyright holder, your are breaking law and stealing from the copyright holder. (if you aren't stealing the song, you are stealing the "right" to make copies)