A interesting read on P2P in Canada..

Piercing the peer–to–peer myths: An examination of the Canadian experience: "Although faced with significant pressure to reform Canadian copyright law, it is increasingly apparent that the industry’s ills are not the result of peer–to–peer downloading. Moreover, the Canadian experience with private copying suggests that a levy system may provide an effective alternative to adequately compensate artists for lost royalties that may occur due to the current popularity of file sharing services."

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I'm know everybody is all up in arms over liberal handouts in the 90's, however I think there are newer burning issues like Copyright, that need to be debated.. I know most Canadians think "Ho-hum, so we can't pir8 anymore.. " However, the larger issue here is the fact the Canadian government has decided to ignore fact, and give-in to the powerful lobbying efforts of the (Global) Recording Industry/Film Industry, and not (Publicly) actively investigate the issue for itself..