Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:18:06 -0600 From: Bob Alberti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Canadian court denies recording industry access to ISP records To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"The Federal Court of Canada ruled Wednesday that Internet Service Providers can't be forced to turn over identities of suspected music swappers..."
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"...the judge found that simply downloading a song or having a file available on peer-to-peer software such as Kazaa doesn't constitute copyright infringement.
"The mere fact of placing a copy on a shared directory in a computer where that copy can be accessed via a P2P service does not amount to distribution," Judge von Finckenstein said.
"Before it constitutes distribution, there must be a positive act by the owner of the shared directory, such as sending out the copies or advertising that they are available for copying."
Bob Alberti, CISSP, President Sanction, Inc. Phone: (612) 485-6000 ext 211 PO Box 583453 http://www.sanction.net Mpls, MN 55458-3453
"So when WAS the last time you changed your password?"
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