Digital downloads for Canadians: Legal? Illegal? C’mon
Canadians will be subject to a new list of dos and don’ts when it comes to sharing electronic property if legislation proposed by the federal Conservatives passes in Parliament
(Source: CTV.ca)
Under the proposed legislation, the following would be legal:
- Making a backup copy of legally acquired music, digital books or photos to an iPod or computers — unless the files are digitally locked
- Recording a TV or radio using a digital device, in order to view it later — but not to be stored in a library of recordings
Under the proposed legislation, the following would be illegal:
- Peer-to-peer file sharing such as with BitTorrent software
- Downloading any copyrighted material without permission
- Making material available for others to download
- Circumventing digital locks put on music or software by manufacturers
- Recording television shows and movies for inclusion in personal libraries or collections
- Ripping DVDs to their iPod Video if a digital lock has been put in place to prevent the change of format
- Posting copyright-protected work onto a website such as Facebook or YouTube
- Sale of devices to enable hacking
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