[LINK] Roadshow loses appeal

[Rick Welykochy]

Martin Barry wrote:

> Isn't copyright infringement a civil matter and thus would require a "John
> Doe" court action, the judge could then grant a subpoena for the customer
> details from the ISP and then the right's holder sues the correct person or
> entity?
>
> Or are the police still the first port of call?

According to (oops) Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement>

   "It has also been demanded that states provide criminal sanctions for all types of
    copyright infringement and pursue copyright infringement through administrative
    procedures, rather than the judicial due process required by TRIPs [see Article 50
    of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights]."

Side note on legal downloading:

   "Downloading copied music is legal in some countries in the context of the copyright,
    such as Canada, The Netherlands, Spain, and Panama, provided that the songs are not
    sold. In Canada it is legal to download any copyrighted file as long as it is for
    noncommercial use, but it is illegal to distribute the copyrighted files (e.g. by
    uploading them to a P2P network)."

Side note on Russia:

   "Downloading music and films for home use is legal due to exception provided by
    section 1273 of Russian Federation Civil Code. A special 1% compensatory levy intended
    for copyright holders is collected from the price of certain goods (like computers or
    clean CD-RW disks)"

As usual, a Wikipedia resource may provide accurate information and certainly serves
as a starting point for further investigation.


cheers
rickw


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