Canadian ISPs free from paying royalties from downloads

[walktalker]

ISPs free from paying royalties from downloads
Canada's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Internet service providers do not have to pay royalties to composers and artists for music downloaded by Web customers. Companies providing wide access to the Web are merely "intermediaries" who are not bound by Canadian copyright legislation, the court said in a 9-0 ruling. At issue was an effort by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, or SOCAN, to force Internet service providers to pay a tariff.
http://www.canada.com/national/natio...73973cd&page=1
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationwo...orld-headlines

YES !!! We canadians have the smartest judges in the world

[JackSpratts]

nine to zero.

p2p to world: take notice.

- js.

[napho]

Originally Posted by JackSpratts

nine to zero.


- js.

They'll just turn around and try a new tactic. The decisiveness of the vote is good though.