April 07, 2004

Only In Canada You Say? Yippee!

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5182641.html?tag=nefd_lede

As an example of a justice system which is not in the thrall of corporate domination, a judge in Canada made a common-sense ruling which undercuts much of the effort of the record industry to restrict file sharing. In essence, the judge noted that simply placing a copy of a copyrighted work on a shared device did not equate to publication, so long as the copy was not advertised. Although this is a major spoke in the wheels of those who wish to strangle the public domain with a cord of gold, international viewers should note that in Canada, apart from the written constitution, which is both diverse of interpretation and resistant to amendment, all law is capable of being rewritten by legislative action ["the supremacy of parliament"], and the Minister of Communications, probably nudged appropriately by industry, is on record in favour of a rapid initiative to change the law to align more exactly with USA practice.

As a Canadian citizen myself, I can only sigh....

Posted by jho at April 7, 2004 07:27 PM
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