Yet another interesting insight, this time by the
National Post:
How the music industry blew its piracy case
It was the Canadian music industry's worst nightmare: International media pronouncing that Internet music file sharing is legal in Canada. "Swapping songs online is legal," read a USA Today headline yesterday, while the Houston Chronicle announced "Canadian judge allows file-sharing." Neither of those headlines entirely reflects what Federal Court Judge Konrad von Finckenstein wrote in his decision. But they are representative of the public perception of the landmark ruling. How did the music industry end up at a point where it is considered the Wild West of the Internet and Canada is considered a place where copyright has no value? That's exactly what Brian Robertson, president of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, and Richard Pfohl, the organization's chief counsel, are trying to figure out right now. The stage was set for a disaster from the start.
http://www.canada.com/national/natio...9-447d23c0ccbe