On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 08:39:12 -0800 rikona disseminated the following:
J> "The Canadian Federal Court has ruled that computer users who made music J> available on the Internet could not be sued. The recording industry said it J> would appeal the decision.
I'd have to think about the Intelligence part, but to does seem as though it might be harder for rich organizations to buy laws and 'justice' in Canada. You can get away with murder in the US. :-)
I think you're right. It has a lot more to do with the fact that the judiciary in Canada is, in my estimation, much more 'apolitical'. They don't have to worry about what popular opinion, political pressure, etc. might be telling them to do, since they are appointed, not elected. This is why, in the US, you tend to see more logical decisions from the Supreme Court as opposed to judges in lower courts who take their lead from the polls more than the law.
...but make no mistake, they follow the law, and if enough politicians can be bought off to enact some DMCA crap, the judges will enforce it. Canadian judges have a rep for interpreting the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in favour of big money when they have the opportunity.
Point: 'The price of liberty is eternal vigilance', no matter where you are.
Anyhow, all that aside, it was just nice to see the greedheads take one in the pants for a change :-)
Hear ! Hear ! We finally agree on something ! Grin!
Lanman
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