Comments on: Big Music attacks Canadian torrent site http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698 p2pnet.net - reader powered Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:13:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698/comment-page-1#comment-195979 Reader's Write Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:02:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698#comment-195979 Just more of the same old bullshit from useless old fogeys who are afraid to move with the times. Society will be a better place once we have left them behind. Just more of the same old bullshit from useless old fogeys who are afraid to move with the times. Society will be a better place once we have left them behind.

]]> By: emansipater http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698/comment-page-1#comment-195181 emansipater Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:20:51 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698#comment-195181 It is an incredible distortion of reality to equate making files available for others to download with distribution. For a comparable situation which is specifically exempted by canadian law, consider a library containing copyrighted books and a photocopier for users to make their own copies. In this situation, canadian law clearly indemnifies the library as without the action of individuals making copies for themselves no distribution would take place. Similarly, no files will be distributed via filesharing software unless someone somewhere is clicking 'download,' and in Canada the people clicking download are fully within their legal rights. The biggest issue, however is that Torrent sites do not even make files available for download in the first place. The torrent trackers and other services they provide serve merely to allow individuals wishing to fileshare to connect with each other. One might as well sue a DNS service as technologically it performs a similar role on the internet. With reasonable legal support a court case would blow these ridiculous claims out of the water. It is an incredible distortion of reality to equate making files available for others to download with distribution. For a comparable situation which is specifically exempted by canadian law, consider a library containing copyrighted books and a photocopier for users to make their own copies. In this situation, canadian law clearly indemnifies the library as without the action of individuals making copies for themselves no distribution would take place. Similarly, no files will be distributed via filesharing software unless someone somewhere is clicking ‘download,’ and in Canada the people clicking download are fully within their legal rights.

The biggest issue, however is that Torrent sites do not even make files available for download in the first place. The torrent trackers and other services they provide serve merely to allow individuals wishing to fileshare to connect with each other. One might as well sue a DNS service as technologically it performs a similar role on the internet. With reasonable legal support a court case would blow these ridiculous claims out of the water.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698/comment-page-1#comment-195025 Reader's Write Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:06:34 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698#comment-195025 Unfortunately it is not entirely lies. It IS forbidden, by canadian laws, to broadcast or distribute content you do not hold the rights to. You may download for personal use, of course, but you may not distribute it. When you share files, you are not only downloading them, you are also distributing them. Unfortunately it is not entirely lies.

It IS forbidden, by canadian laws, to broadcast or distribute content you do not hold the rights to. You may download for personal use, of course, but you may not distribute it. When you share files, you are not only downloading them, you are also distributing them.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698/comment-page-1#comment-194774 Reader's Write Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:50:27 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13698#comment-194774 "You must post a message clearly indicating the closure of the site and inform your users that sharing music via p2p networks is forbidden by Canadian copyright law unless permission is obtained and royalties paid." Lies make baby Jesus cry. “You must post a message clearly indicating the closure of the site and inform your users that sharing music via p2p networks is forbidden by Canadian copyright law unless permission is obtained and royalties paid.”

Lies make baby Jesus cry.

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