🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 13:50:27 GMT, "Unikrom!" <Unikrom@Not_Hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Thank you NEWS

Well, NEWS did prove that d/ling the movies is not a criminal offense.
I believe that is what Peter was stating. He is doing nothing
criminal.
>
>
>"NEWS" <wromop@newwws.net> wrote in message news:3d8ee9fd$1@news.eol.ca...
>> As signatories to the WTO after January 1, 1996 Canada recognizes
>copyrights
>> that were registered or presumed to be covered by the laws of the U.S.A.
>> (You did not expect any company that holds the copyright to list each and
>> every country that recognizes their rights, now do you). It is quite easy
>> for even one performer in a movie to prove copyright infringement.
>>
>> You are right in that it is not covered by the Criminal Code of Canada,
>> however you are acting like an ostrich with its head in the sand if you
>> believe you have not violated any laws.  Try the Copyright Act ( R.S.
>1985,
>> c. C-42 ), which provides excessive penalties to cover loss of revenue and
>> punitive damages that start at $200.00.  That starting fine is only if you
>> can prove to the courts that you were acting in good faith. :-).

As these movies come down the pipe in many parts.........not one big
file......one may argue ( in good faith ) that they thought it was a
trailer........

Is any police force going to come and take away your hard drive to
prove that you have mp3's or movies on them? Are they going to search
your domicile for burned copies of such items? On what grounds are
they going to get a warrant? You expect a judge to issue a warrant
based on what was said on Usenet????