*Justine* Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 TORONTO (CP) - Those who enjoy swapping music, books and movies online may want to reconsider. The federal government inched closer Thursday to cracking down on file sharing by announcing several proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The changes would include implementing elements of two World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties and forcing Internet service providers to keep records of those who share high volumes of copyright-protected material such as songs, Hollywood movies and TV shows. The amendments would "clarify that the unauthorized posting or the peer-to-peer file-sharing of material on the Internet will constitute an infringement of copyright," say documents released jointly Thursday by Canadian Heritage and Industry Canada. "It will also be made clear that private copies of sound recordings cannot be uploaded or further distributed." The reforms, which will be introduced in the House of Commons later this spring, would give the music industry greater power to stop such behaviour through the courts via lawsuits. Currently, it is not illegal in Canada to upload material to programs like Kazaa and BearShare. "Clearly, once we get implementation there'll be no doubt . . . it'll be illegal to engage in unauthorized file-sharing," said Graham Henderson, who heads the Canadian Recording Industry Association, which represents the country's record labels. Adding Canada's name to the list of 50 countries already using the WIPO treaties would make it illegal to distribute and trade music online. It would also become a crime to remove or circumvent copyright protections on CDs. The amendments also ask that ISPs such as Rogers, Shaw and Bell "play a role in curbing the misuse of their facilities for copyright infringement." ISPs would have to notify subscribers when illegal activity is detected via their Internet connection. They would also be required, as is the case in the United States and parts of Europe, to keep a log of such warnings in case of a lawsuit - although a court order would be needed to make the names and addresses known to prosecutors. In pre-committee meetings the copyright amendments were approved by all political parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 :stunned: doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JaK- Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 uh-oh :stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I read that. I'm getting my friend to download all my music and send it to me. He'll get arrested for it. hahaha.. just kidding. That sucks. Canada used to be soooo cool. :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 land of the free BAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I know. I'm ashamed. *burns Canadian flag* :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 you may as well u certainly cant burn music :rolleyes: somebdoy stopme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet One Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 hahahaha :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 TORONTO (CP) - Those who enjoy swapping music, books and movies online may want to reconsider. The federal government inched closer Thursday to cracking down on file sharing by announcing several proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The changes would include implementing elements of two World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties and forcing Internet service providers to keep records of those who share high volumes of copyright-protected material such as songs, Hollywood movies and TV shows. I'm not worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 what about all the paris hilton porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 what about all the paris hilton porn? Err... umm... that stuff isn't copyrighted. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 :lol: :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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