http://www.metafilter.com/tags/CRIA Posts tagged with 'CRIA' at MetaFilter. Fri, 05 May 2006 12:00:44 -0800 Fri, 05 May 2006 12:00:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/51419/Suing%2Dour%2Dfans%2Dis%2Ddestructive%2Dand%2Dhypocritical <a href="http://www.musiccreators.ca/">Canadian musicians protest file-sharing lawsuits.</a> The <a href="http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/issuesideas/story.html?id=3367a219-f395-4161-a9b9-95256c613824">Barenaked Ladies</a>, Broken Social Scene, Sloan, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, and many other Canadian artists have formed a <a href="http://www.musiccreators.ca/">coalition</a> to <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/05/01/copyright-music-download.html">protest the hard line</a> taken by the recording industry against file-sharers, and <a href="http://www.musiccreators.ca/a_new_voice.php">call for copyright reform</a>. Is there a better way to protect intellectual property rights than suing file-sharers? tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.51419 Fri, 05 May 2006 12:00:44 -0800 canada copyright CRIA filesharing lawsuits music reform Johnny Assay http://www.metafilter.com/30251/Its%2Dnot%2Dstealing%2Dcause%2Dthe%2Dcost%2Dis%2Dbuilt%2Dinto%2Dthe%2Dthingamajig%2Deh <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39118537,00.htm">Downloading MP3s via P2P now legal in Canada</a> thanks to an MP3 player tax. Just don't upload anything. In related <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/03/copyright031203">news</a>, the Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments over whether Internet Service Providers (ISPs), both here and abroad, should start paying tariffs for Canadian music downloaded by the public. <small>[<a href="http://www.macrumors.com/">macrumors</a>]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.30251 Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:57:29 -0800 CRIA filesharing mp3 music RIAA dobbs