Piracy case could change Canadian web landscape (Vancouver Sun)

[Drew Wilson]

A court case in British Columbia has the potential to drastically change the Canadian Internet landscape by making search engines such as Google and Yahoo! illegal.

A case brought against the Canadian Recording Industry Association by a small search engine for BitTorrent files, called isoHunt Web Technologies Inc., is raising questions about whether search engines are liable for the sharing of copyright-protected content online.

The question before the British Columbia Supreme Court is if a site such as isoHunt allows people to find a pirated copy of movies such as Watchmen or The Dark Knight, is it breaching Canadian copyright law?

"It's a huge can of worms," said David Fewer, acting director of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa. "I am surprised that this litigation has gone under the radar as much as it has. I do think this is the most important copyright litigation going on right now."

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[1cooldude]

can't see that happening by any stretch of the imagination.

[fleecy]

nope, doubtful that would work.

[mountain_rage]

Ban all search engines from Canada, yes that is a brilliant solution.

[1cooldude]

more of grandstanding and a chance to grab the headlines. I still think the method that Isohunt chose to follow will actually work in their favour.