[ogWiFi] Public hotspot fined over illegal downloading by patron

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

We have not seen this yet in Canada and we have not seen the results from
the course case.

But really, maybe they should be suing the phone companies as they are the
ones who provided the lines!  Suing the provider of the pipeline or the
electro magnetic spectrum deliverer is analogous to suing bell canada
because you sang or played a copyrighted song over the phone.

The more we come up with memes that point to the absurdities of these laws
or even the thought of them, and the more we can provide tangible (to the
public) metaphors or taglines about the absurd laws and less the giving of
power to fear the more we can propagate a form of dissent towards these
absurd laws that are coming from above that make no sense!  The more we
educate the more support we get to twart these absurdities!

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Dwight Williams
<williams.dwight at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:56 PM, krishna e bera <keb at cyblings.on.ca> wrote:
> > how similar is law in Canada?
>
> There is a fear in some quarters that it could become very similar
> depending on how the international ACTA negotiations, proposed
> legislation for "lawful access" (AKA warrantless net.surveillance by
> police), and other issues go, I believe.
>
> I remain open to correction, not being a lawyer. I'd also refer
> everyone here to michaelgeist.ca - among other venues - for more and
> better info and informed opinion.
>
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