The Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments over whe... [Archive]

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Dec 3, 2003, 10:57 PM

Category: News and Press Releases
Link: The Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments over whether Internet Service Providers (ISPs), both here and abroad, should start paying tariffs for Canadian music downloaded by the public. (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/03/copyright031203)

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Keynoteuser

Dec 4, 2003, 11:25 AM

Blame the ISP for a user who downloads songs. It doesn't sound like they want to charge the ISP who HOSTS a music site, but ALL the ISPs who users log in through to just get on the net, if that user then downloads music. Interesting they don't blame the ISP when a user downloads Child Porn, or bootleg software, as the ISP is just the connection, not the HOST. This is just stupid. I think if someone is going to post or stream music, they should be the one paying the royalties, just like a radio station does.