basquiat
join:2008-04-04
Montreal, QC
 ·Bell Sympatico
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May 16th, @02:47PM
| reply to TK Junk Mail
Re: Another tax?
Sorry I just have to respond to TK Junk Mail as it seems he/she has erroneously referred to downloading content as "illegal" or "stealing" on a few occasions.
Downloading music is not illegal in Canada, period. Second downloading music is not stealing; stealing implies that you've taken something away whereas downloading is simply making a copy. This is why downloading music is classified as copyright infringement in the USA and is no different and no worse than dubbing a song off the radio or photocopying a book at the library.
That said the argument can certainly be made that it is an unethical practice and not one that I personally support. I didn't mean to rant but the amount of hyperbole that exists in these forums is staggering. |
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james1
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| You are 100% correct, the current law in Canada only outlaws uploading music and so on, downloading is totally legal.
I also agree with you in your opinion that downloading a copy of something is not stealing. If you want to see an actual example of "stealing" Intellectual Property, just look at what the record labels do to the bands they represent. $30 for a CD and an insignificant fraction actually makes it to the band. Hilarious when you consider that a band could distribute their songs on their own website and make more money from a couple of ads and people who order a signed cd or tshirt directly from them.
The record labels are no longer necessary, and are now working against the interests of their clients. |
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