P2P Downloading & Privacy Issues

[Ron]

In Canada, the Supreme Court upheld about 4-6 years ago in a ruling by the court that Peer to peer file sharing at least as it pertains to music is not copyright infringement.

Many music artists agreed & even went to bat in a Texas court when American's were being targeted for prosecution.

In Canada, for about 4 years now there has been a federal levy on each blank cassette & CD/DVD of about 10 -25 cents each that went to recording artists.

There is a new law trying to be brought forward by the Government that would replace the old copy right law, but potentially give the Government, Police, and border guards more power to prosecute potential copyright infringement.

That being said, the clincher is how it will affect privacy rights.
Police will be able to examine your Ipod, Laptop, or home computer for possible infringement.

If you cross the border, the Canadian border guards can inspect these items in your possession at the time.

Can someone see a Police State in our future?