December 14th, 2003
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 p2p downloads still not illegal
Canada has collected about 60 million Canadian dollars in our usual compromise to try to be fair to downloaders and industry alike. Of course, this means lots of complaints from vested interests, but meanwhile users are happily going about our affairs mostly unaware that we are already paying for our "free" music downloads.
"As far as computer hard drives are concerned, we say that for the time being, it is still legal," said Claude Majeau, secretary general of the Copyright Board http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5121479.html
Here's an excerpt from the FACT SHEET after the Copyright Board's latest ruling Quote:
What is "Private Copying"?
Before the Copyright Act was amended in 1998, copying any sound recording for almost any purpose infringed copyright, although, in practice, the prohibition was largely unenforceable. The amendment to the Act legalized private copying of sound recordings of musical works onto audio recording media - i.e., the copying of pre-recorded music for the private use of the person who makes the copy. In addition, the amendment made provision for the imposition of a levy on blank audio recording media to compensate authors, performers and makers who own copyright in eligible sound recordings being copied for private use.
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