Canadian Record Labels Lose Appeal...and Federal Courts protects downloaders.

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Canadian record labels lose appeal, names of 29 music uploaders protected
TORONTO (CP) — Record labels were dealt yet another legal blow in their quest to curb online music sharing.
In a decision released Thursday, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge from the Canadian Recording Industry Association. The group, which represents record labels, wanted Internet service providers to release the names and addresses of 29 people alleged to be sharing copious amounts of music with the world.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

i refuse to believe the Canadian Recording Industry Association is a real organization

― jones (actual), Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

let's see some names and addresses

― jones (actual), Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

This was an appeal against the "downloading = photocopying" judgement from last year?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 19 May 2005 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

The names of the alleged file sharers are hidden by pseudonyms such as Geekboy(at)KaZaA or Jordana(at)KaZaA. These individuals are suspected of collectively making 43,541 songs available to any web surfer for free.
Finding out the identities from Internet service providers, such as Shaw, Rogers and Bell, is a necessary step in CRIA’s quest to sue people who make songs available online through sharing networks like Kazaa and IMesh.
The big legal issue for the appeals court was to determine how strong evidence against an alleged copyright infringer must be before their online privacy can be overridden.
The association represents companies like Universal, Sony-BMG and EMI.
The case has been closely watched by the TV, film and book publishing industries, which have also been negatively affected by the popularity of peer-to-peer sharing systems.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 19 May 2005 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

We should get rid of this myth of free access to information being a negative thing.

― Xii (Xii), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't wait for the

Geekboy@KaZaa Vs Canadian Recording Industry Association

case.

― Hari A$hur$t (Toaster), Thursday, 19 May 2005 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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