dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:
The US is making out like Canada doesn't enforce copyright laws what so ever which is completely false. We just finished passing our own version of copyright enforcement but unfortunately for the American recording industry / film industry (but fortunately for us) it wasn't what they were hoping for.
We don't have dumb ass laws that allow copyright holders to sue teenagers for millions of dollars for downloading music. We instead decided to go with a much more moderated approach of fining the individuals (which I think is around $500 or so).
Besides, what about that piracy levy I'm forced to pay on everything from hard drives to blank cds? How much free money has that generated for these industries? Hell even if I didn't download off p2p sites before I'm going to make a point of doing so now just so I can get my moneys worth and just to spite those pricks.
How about i-tunes? The music industry has claimed for years that "you're not buying a cd but rather your buying the rights to listen to the songs". Really? So if my hard drive crashes and I don't have a back up that should mean I am fully entitled to re-download the song. I've purchased the rights for said song haven't I and Apple has a record of that purchase do they not? That means I should be able to download it as many times as I choose so long as I'm not distributing it. But nooooo, that's not the way it works.
How about games? I purchased a copy of _________. I typed in my key when I installed it and I registered my product. But if you loose that key or scratch your cd good luck convincing anyone that you bought the rights to that game and therefor you should be entitled to a replacement copy or at the very least have the software company resend your key. Oh and heaven forbid you buy a new computer or new hard drive.
The recording industries in what ever form want to have everything their way while limiting the consumers choice in how they listen to, back up, and store their digital purchases and over charging for it. I'm sorry but it just doesn't work that way. The industries concerned here are fighting a loosing battle. For every site they shut down two more will pop up until they pull their heads out of their asses and come up with a better way to sell and distribute their products that's fair to the consumer.
Until then they can kiss my ass.
*steps off his soap box*
I haven't heard that bill C-61 was passed. I thought it died during the last election. as far as I know it is still lawful to download music/movies in Canada as per the ruling of BMG v John Doe. however I could be wrong.
CKA Uber 
