Lara_Croft
The Fly
what's the meaning of C&D?
yes, and iirc, isn't this why they tax recording media like cd-rs? the taxes get sent to the record companies or something, so as to make up for the "lost" revenue since these people didn't go buy the album, but rather downloaded it for free? if this is the case, then at least one country's getting it right.dandy said:The Supreme Court of Canada's decision on downloading was more along the lines of 'not illegal' (as opposed to expressly 'legal'). What the case boils down to is privacy concerns--the Supreme Court wasn't willing to allow a regulatory agency to monitor or collect information on individuals' activities on the Internet. Even if the industry wanted to press charges (like the RIAA did), our privacy laws do not allow for personal information attached to an Internet account to be divulged. If you can't name the person, you can't file charges against them. So, it's not technically 'illegal' to download music in Canada.
A link to the decision, if anyone cares to read it:
http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/csc-scc/en/rec/html/2004scc045.wpd.html
KhanadaRhodes said:
yes, and iirc, isn't this why they tax recording media like cd-rs? the taxes get sent to the record companies or something, so as to make up for the "lost" revenue since these people didn't go buy the album, but rather downloaded it for free? if this is the case, then at least one country's getting it right.
ascender_RS said:I wonder if the band's stance on bootlegs will change if, as rumoured, they sign a deal to distribute live shows via iTunes?