I read on a few sites that it is 'legal' to share copyrighted files via peer2peer (Limewire/Torrent files) as it is legal not illegal to lend anyone a CD/DVD that you bought, and if the other person copies the whole media and returns you the original CD/DVD then it is illegal on his side, but legal on your side, but when anyone transfers a file via p2p/torrent, you never copy the whole media you just take a piece of the whole file from different users and then join all those pieces (mostly over 1000) to make the original file and therefore it is classified as being technical legal. and thats why there are lots of warez file servers in Canada.
is this true? or is this a trap? have you every been into trouble in canada because of file sharing of copyrighted stuff? do you know any such person?
2006-08-04 09:11:56 · 6 answers · asked by Muhammed 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
please answer the question IF you know what you are talking about. and PLEASE leave ethics aside.
2006-08-04 09:34:53 · update #1
Temporarily, file-sharing is legal --m BUT expect new legislation to come through Parliament this fall, ending that.
2006-08-11 01:45:56 · answer #1 · answered by Willster 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Providing access to copyrighted software without permission from the copyright holder to other persons is never legal.
Downloading such software by itself should not be. Using and redistributing it regardless is wrong.
Laws change, ethics don't.
2006-08-04 09:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by Don't look too close! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not illegal to download copyrighted files in Canada; it IS illegal to distribute it to others though.
2006-08-04 09:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by Kookiemon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Canadian friend of mine tells me it is legal yes. Which seems stupid.
2006-08-04 09:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its illeage because that is a us law not just the usa law
2006-08-04 09:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by kirbyrenegade 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah
2006-08-04 09:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋