TORONTO (CP) – Internet service providers shouldn’t be used as the music industry’s private investigators to smoke out the names and address of 29 so-called uploaders, lawyers argued Friday in Federal Court.
The case is to determine whether the record industry should be granted a court order forcing high-speed Internet providers to release the names of people who allegedly shared hundreds of songs with others using programs like KaZaA last November and December. Without the names, the Canadian Recording Industry Association can’t begin filing lawsuits.
“This is a complicated and imperfect process at best,” said Joel Watson, a lawyer representing Telus Corp. “It will never identify who was using the PC at the time.”
http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=425350DF-5990-454C-A2B1-87E997151305
Related Posts
- Internet Providers Question Subpoenas to Stop File Swapping
- Music industry hunting Canadian ‘pirates’
- Canadian recording industry begins fight to stop music uploads
- Australian music industries threatens providers with lawsuit
- Canadian ISPs may be forced to pay song royalties
Loading ...
