Vito Pilieci, The Ottawa CitizenMarch 17, 2009
A court case in British Columbia has the potential to drastically change the Canadian Internet landscape by making search engines such as Google and Yahoo illegal.
A case brought against the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) by a small search engine for BitTorrent files, called ISOHunt Web Technologies Inc., is raising questions about whether search engines are liable for the sharing of copyright-protected content online.
The question before the British Columbia Supreme Court is, if a site like ISOHunt allows people to find a pirated copy of Watchmen or The Dark Knight, is it breaching Canadian copyright law?
Very interesting, thanks.
Feds to Lighten up on “American Taliban” Lindh
The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday it is easing communication restrictions on John Walker Lindh, a Marin County man convicted of aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan as a foot solider in 2001.....
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