Court quashes music industry bid for IDs

**The Hunter** · March 31st, 2004, 10:17 AM

TORONTO — Canada's Federal Court has ruled against a motion which would have allowed the music industry to begin suing individuals who make music available on-line

Justice Konrad von Finckenstein ruled Wednesday that the Canadian Recording Industry Association did not prove there was copyright infringement by 29 so-called music uploaders

He said that downloading a song or making files available in shared directories, like those on Kazaa, does not constitute copyright infringement under the current Canadian law.

Last month, the industry association took five Internet service providers to Federal Court, trying to force the companies to hand over the names and addresses of 29 people who allegedly shared hundreds of songs with others using programs like Kazaa last November and December.

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**squirm** · March 31st, 2004, 10:33 AM

Good news,

I hope the RIAA will go down.

Divide and conquer!

**ROMANTICGUY50** · March 31st, 2004, 10:42 AM

I totally agreeLets hope it happens here in the US as well. That the RIAA is up aa creek without a paddle. And get out of cogress and the house that our trying to screw us over. Congrats on this one Glad to hear it