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Canadian Piracy Rates Plummet As Industry Points To New Copyright Notice System

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-downloading-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Canada's copyright notice-and-notice system took effect earlier this year, leading to thousands of notifications being forwarded by Internet providers to their subscribers. Since its launch, there have been serious concerns about the use of notices to demand settlements and to shift the costs of enforcement to consumers and Internet providers. Yet reports indicate that piracy rates in Canada have plummeted, with some ISPs seeing a 70% decrease in online infringement.

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  1. Taxes? by Needs2BeSaid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was under the impression that "piracy" was legal in Canada since they tax the hell out of all media related items.

    I guess not.

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  2. In other news... by meta-monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    "In an unrelated story, VPN services have seen a 3000% increase in Canadian customers."

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