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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
from the canadian copyright act
http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/info/act-e.html#rid-33554
1) Every person who knowingly
(a) makes for sale or rental an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists,
(b) sells or rents out, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or rental, an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists,
(c) distributes infringing copies of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, either for the purpose of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright,
(d) by way of trade exhibits in public an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, or
(e) imports for sale or rental into Canada any infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists
is guilty of an offence and liable
(f) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both, or
(g) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
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thats for anyone stupid enough to believe this yappo idiot..
this is coming from a guy who called tia ling a scammer because he didnt understand how to cash a money order 
this yappo company must be looking to sink itself quick with this idiot on the ship LOL |
smokey i respect your statements on a lot of other issues but you seem to be highlying all the wrong parts of the law
canadian law unlike it use counterpart does not have contributory infringement
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1) Every person who knowingly
(a) makes for sale or rental an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists,
(b) sells or rents out, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or rental, an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists,
(c) distributes infringing copies of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, either for the purpose of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright,
(d)by way of trade exhibits in public an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, or
(e) imports for sale or rental into Canada any infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists
is guilty of an offence and liable
(f) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both, or
(g) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
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the copyright holder must prove both that you are "knowingly" infringing on their copyright and that your actions in and of themselves is "an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright"
Every abuse of fair use in your country has come because of abuse of a claim of contributory infringement.
The fact is when people have misrepresent an infringing act as fair use (ie sharing content they never bought a right too) they have been guilty of either direct infringement or intermediary infringement.
Sure it is a little more difficult to convict someone of a crime under our laws. but fair use rights are not being overly abused in my country so our laws are more balanced.
I suggest you guys start getting better informed about the copyright laws. I know RAW keeps trying to argue that i am just siding with the theives but the reality fair use account for 16.6 % of the Economy.
IT is big LEGAL business.
i believe in a fair and balanced protection of copyright that is consistance with the CCIA position on the issue as the authors of the copyright act intented when they placed both exclusive rights and the fair use exemptions in the SAME BILL.