http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/Joking Joking, it true that no one seems to be doing anything about it around here.
Now if you excuse me I must get back to teaching my grandmother how to use limewire XD]]>May 1st 2007 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
I have only 1 line for you "No MPAA, No RIAA here in Canada"

enough said. :)]]>May 1st 2007 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
I am not American nor am I Canadian. It would seem Australians have been chosen as the better advantage. My knowledge of piracy is extensive as I work from the inside. projectw.org knows this only too well. So cockiness may be a little pre-mature. Make way for the MIAA. ;)]]>Jul 26th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
I'll go download it right away

From Quebec, with love]]>May 1st 2007 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
I could be crazy though]]>May 1st 2007 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
We also have a government that isn't entirely owned(yet) by lobbyists and corporations and does what is best for its citizens, and I sure as hell hope won't bow to this pantywaste wining brought on by a US government department that is clearly the media companies' bitch.

And you know what else? No one wants to watch these camcorder movies that we are so "famous" for providing the rest of the world(which I still doubt is all coming from Canada). The do not represent lost revenue, because anyone who watches them would not pay to watch it in the first place, or WILL pay so they can watch a decent version.

I sure hope our government does cave into this pathetic pressure tactic. ]]>May 1st 2007 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
Yeah, I'd rather have a fighting chance; thanks, anyway.]]>May 2nd 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
If much of the worlds media came out of canada, it would be your governments problem dealing with these groups instead of ours, and positions would be reversed very quickly. Your point of view is most certainly shared by many in the US, there's no need for such silly insults.]]>May 1st 2007 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
But Canada is owned by US. LOL

Seriously, if it wasn't for powerful neighbour
and natural resources, Canada is nothing.

I am Canadian btw.
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-Kris from New Brunswick]]>May 2nd 2007 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
"round" does not need an apostrophe. It's just round. ]]>May 1st 2007 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
You may be right to a certain extent except that Canada's government is not controlled by lobbyists and big corporations.]]>May 1st 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
I must agree with the other posters no one wants to watch a shaky cam video.

P.S. Harper is a d--che bag and is only leading our country because, well... I don't really know actually.]]>May 1st 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
and harp is leading cause of the sponsorship scandle, he was the only other alt, [unless your a separatist nut job] thats why he's only a minority government, thats what i was hoping for when I voted for him, he's just a time filler till the liberals change the party around.
I'm still ticked about GST,damn Mulroney
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There are lots of other games I've tried over the years and haven't bought, but that's because after a day or 2 I got bored with it so it wasn't worth it and I didn't waste any money.

I paid the $350ca for Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade and even think that is way too much money. I'm just glad it acts like the full version so I didn't have to buy the full version :P]]>May 1st 2007 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 1st 2007 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lobbyist]]>May 2nd 2007 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
Anyway, back to the subject. Our laws rock. ]]>May 1st 2007 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
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write your congressman or congresswoman and demand modern copyright law that favors the consumer.]]>May 1st 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
The actual people guilty of piracy is the production execs who send out dvd quality screeners to every joe blow who says he is a movie critic. Oh and the little chinese guy with the webcam! can't forget him!]]>May 2nd 2007 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
Someone registered that domain name I see.


Anyway..yes Canada believes in fair use of our own stuff. If you download anything legally from iTunes you can only play it on Apple equipment...which is a total crock. Of course you can get a copy of Tunebite and strip the DRM off.
But junk like this ( and really crappy CD"s with one decent song and the rest filler) is not helping the business.
Since we pay extra tax on blank CD's and the cash goes to artists, I don't feel bad at all about using Limewire. ]]>May 2nd 2007 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 2:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/09 F9 11 02 9d 74 E3 5b D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
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On another note, My new favourite Hex number is 09f911029d74e35bd84156c5635688c0]]>May 2nd 2007 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
1) The Digital Media Copyright Levy does not apply to DVD blanks, nor does it apply to hard drives.

2) It does, however, apply to music CDs. In exchange for the levy, we got Bill C-43 section 68 and 80, which makes completely legal the copying of any audio CD - even if you do not own it.

3) Bill C-42 section 42 clearly defines what kinds of copying of copyrighted works are NOT illegal: specifically, when a work is copies and theres is (a) no FINANCIAL gain (very important that), and (b) the value of the original work is not diminshed signficantly (which, by the way, is why *uploading* is illegal while downloading is not).

Most Americans don't know that there's almost exactly the same clauses in the US Copyright Act - Title 15, section 506.

4) Piracy in almost any use refers not simply to the taking of property (we have a word for that - 'Theft') but rather the taking of property with intent to resell. People who copy DVDs and sell them are pirates. People who copy DVDs for personal use are not. In Canada, People who copy CDs or DVDs for personal use aren't even criminals.

5) The Liberal government's Copyright Board has long leaned towards the citizen over business. There's good reason Harper's pro-business, pro-America stance would encourage him to change this - fortunately, we have a minority government at the moment.

For our two-party American friends - Canada has many political parties - currently four hold nearly all of the seats. We don't have a position equivalent to the President - the Prime Minister is the closest position, but it's not specifically elected. The PM is the leader of the party with the most seats. Other than that, he's just another MP. For example - we don't need impeachment laws... and if he loses the position of leader of the majority party, he would cease to be PM.

Currently, no one party has more seats than all the other parties combined, so the Conservatives, who have the most seats are the official government, if they try to table a bill that's unpopular, the other parties can vote together against it and the bill dies. That means that all of the parties have to cooperate with each other and play nicely.

6) It's "copyright" as in "the right to copy" not "copywrite" which is someone who writes copy for advertisements.

7) Contrary to what a lot of people seem to think, copyrights were never intended to be an absolute protection. They were intended to give creators a monopoly in order to give them a way to live and of limited duration and scope to encourage them to make new works.

Unfortunately, the creators have come to assume they have unlimited rights and that the world owes them such.

Fortunately, so far, the Copyright Board of Canada disagrees.

Go us. :)

Oh.. and Remember the "09 F9 11 02 9d 74 E3 5b D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0"
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Ya, things are getting worse with Harper. At least Cretien(who I really detested) had the balls to stand up to GW and tell him where to go when he wanted us to join the "coalition of the willing". With us or against us? How 'bout neither, we won't play your stinkin' game. Unfortunately Harper is a giant douche.]]>May 2nd 2007 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
I like apples strategy of making their new OS NOT cost $500.00 to upgrade to.]]>May 2nd 2007 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/
You are what is wrong with Canada and most places for that matter. You are a selfish Conservative who does not believe that everyone deserves equal treatment.

Instead of thinking about yourself why don't you think about that newly immigrated family that lives in the part of town that you won't go to. The dad has a PhD but it isn't recognized here so both he and his wife are working three jobs just to put food on the table for their children. Now what happens if one of them gets sick? Well if they live in the states the family either goes broke and becomes homeless trying to pay for treatment or that person dies. If they live in Canada they just pop on over to the nearest hospital, get free treatment and continue their lives as usual.

So the next time you feel like posting something that's that selfish why don't you stop and think about what we teach are children everyday, - sharing.]]>May 2nd 2007 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/canada-a-hotbed-of-piracy/May 2nd 2007 10:13AM