In clarifying what is legal for Canadian online music fans, the Canadian Copyright Board ruled that downloading music files from peer-to-peer networks is acceptable. However, the board declared that uploading music files is illegal and also approved a levy on digital music players based on their storage capacity. The government fees — charged to makers of digital devices — are paid to the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) and then distributed to Canadian music writers, producers and performers.
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Online Music Faces Challenges as Canada OKs P2P Sharing
Posted by: Jay Lyman December 15, 2003 01:54 PMIn clarifying what is legal for Canadian online music fans, the Canadian Copyright Board ruled that downloading music files from peer-to-peer networks is acceptable. However, the board declared that uploading music files is illegal and also approved a levy on digital music players based on their storage capacity. The government fees — charged to makers of digital devices — are paid to the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) and then distributed to Canadian music writers, producers and performers.