happy days in canada

scottr · 01-03-2008, 03:09 PM

has anyone else heard that up here in the great white north that it has been found by the supreme court of canada that p2p networks like limewire are not illegal to use

**carsey** · 01-03-2008, 03:13 PM

All P2P networks are illegal.

scottr · 01-03-2008, 03:19 PM

not in canada

**johnwill** · 01-03-2008, 03:20 PM

While P2P is not illegal, even in the US, most of the content exchanged using P2P networks is illegal.

In any case, our forum rules preempt the legality or illegality of P2P.

supermep · 01-05-2008, 05:17 PM

I agree the act of having a P2P client on your pc is not illegal.

Bittorrent is a perfectly legal P2P client.

However its about 60% of the files available via Bittorrent that are illegal.

But I know a lot of legal gaming sites like FilePlanet are providing Bittorrent links for demos/mods/wallpapers etc etc

I really like Bittorrent because it takes a lot of the stress off fileplanet's and any other website's servers and puts it on the people who want the file!

scottr · 01-07-2008, 07:37 PM

the reason it became legal in Canada was because they could not argue that p2p sharing network isnt the same as share a cd with your friend or relative in the end and once u buy the cd or dvd u should be able to do as u please with it

**johnwill** · 01-08-2008, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supermep

I agree the act of having a P2P client on your pc is not illegal.

Bittorrent is a perfectly legal P2P client.

However its about 60% of the files available via Bittorrent that are illegal.

Actually, the real percentages of illegal P2P traffic is in the high 90's.

**Cellus** · 01-09-2008, 02:52 AM

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has shifted its focus from the enforcement and persecution of personal home users to the actual source providers. For example, Demonoid, a fairly popular semi-private bittorrent tracker distributing pirated software, music, and videos, was somewhat recently taken down in Canada. The only difference is that resources are being focused in stopping the sources, as distributors used to find Canada as a "safe haven". This is no longer true.

Oh and I personally know someone who has received two legal Cease and Desists for illegal downloading up here in the great white north. Yes folks, it's illegal here in Canada.

scottr · 01-09-2008, 05:39 PM

no it isnt the supreme court RECENTLY KEY WORD found it not to be illegal to dl source info on source depends on volume and type of files pornography ...

01-03-2008, 03:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
scottr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 30 OS: vista home premuim (ultimate soon)	happy days in canada has anyone else heard that up here in the great white north that it has been found by the supreme court of canada that p2p networks like limewire are not illegal to use __________________ recovering full throttle addict 3 days since my last drink THANK U JESUS!!!!

01-03-2008, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: happy days in canada All P2P networks are illegal. __________________ Submit New Articles Here

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scottr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 30 OS: vista home premuim (ultimate soon)	Re: happy days in canada not in canada __________________ recovering full throttle addict 3 days since my last drink THANK U JESUS!!!!

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,654 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: happy days in canada While P2P is not illegal, even in the US, most of the content exchanged using P2P networks is illegal. In any case, our forum rules preempt the legality or illegality of P2P. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

01-05-2008, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: happy days in canada I agree the act of having a P2P client on your pc is not illegal. Bittorrent is a perfectly legal P2P client. However its about 60% of the files available via Bittorrent that are illegal. But I know a lot of legal gaming sites like FilePlanet are providing Bittorrent links for demos/mods/wallpapers etc etc I really like Bittorrent because it takes a lot of the stress off fileplanet's and any other website's servers and puts it on the people who want the file!

01-07-2008, 07:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
scottr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 30 OS: vista home premuim (ultimate soon)	Re: happy days in canada the reason it became legal in Canada was because they could not argue that p2p sharing network isnt the same as share a cd with your friend or relative in the end and once u buy the cd or dvd u should be able to do as u please with it __________________ recovering full throttle addict 3 days since my last drink THANK U JESUS!!!!

01-09-2008, 02:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: happy days in canada The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has shifted its focus from the enforcement and persecution of personal home users to the actual source providers. For example, Demonoid, a fairly popular semi-private bittorrent tracker distributing pirated software, music, and videos, was somewhat recently taken down in Canada. The only difference is that resources are being focused in stopping the sources, as distributors used to find Canada as a "safe haven". This is no longer true. Oh and I personally know someone who has received two legal Cease and Desists for illegal downloading up here in the great white north. Yes folks, it's illegal here in Canada. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate! Last edited by Cellus; 01-09-2008 at 02:54 AM.

01-09-2008, 05:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
scottr Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 30 OS: vista home premuim (ultimate soon)	Re: happy days in canada no it isnt the supreme court RECENTLY KEY WORD found it not to be illegal to dl source info on source depends on volume and type of files pornography ... __________________ recovering full throttle addict 3 days since my last drink THANK U JESUS!!!!