Yesterday's post on the government's plans for the copyright bill generated widespread coverage both online and in the mainstream media. There were many notable blog posts from creators (here, here) and other sites (here, here, here, here, here, here). The media picked up on the story: Globe and Mail: Pending […]
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Relying heavily on the Sony BMG v. Doe case (the file sharing lawsuit that CRIA now denies exists), the court notes that it "illustrates that a court must have regard to the privacy interests of anonymous users of the Internet before granting a Norwich Phramacal order, even where the issue involved pertains to property rights and does not engage the interest of freedom of expression."
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