Canadian filesharing fines on brink of being enforced

Canadian people who use filesharing services could soon be in for a shock, with new legislation that could see Canadians fined $500 for each song they share through filesharing networks.

Canadians could soon be being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars, if the legislation passes. $500 per track is a hefty fine for anyone, especially given the number of song that people usually share over filesharing networks.

As well as attacking filesharing, the legislation would also outlaw unlocking cellphones and copying music from protected CDs to MP3 players. Protected CDs? Anyone?

This comes as the latest move around the world in the ever-changing battle against copyright infringement, which record labels seem unable to win. There has been some speculation that these new measures could usher in a period similar to that in the US, where people are being sued left, right and center for copyright infringement.

Posted on 2 June 2008 by Iownmymusic in Filesharing