ISPs won't have to pay royalties: Supreme Court

[CHIMO]

OTTAWA (CP) - Internet service providers do not have to pay royalties to composers and artists for music downloaded by web customers, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled today.
The court ruled 9-0 that companies providing wide access to the web are merely "intermediaries" who are not bound by federal copyright legislation.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1088591831066&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968705899037

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. Yea! Canada 2 x 0 Copyright Nazis

First, personal downloading of music is deemed legal, now this! Woo hoo! :bounce:

[CHIMO]

2. May Not Be

All for free.
From the CBC report it appears the the ISP's are just the carriers and maybe the actual source is the one that should pay.

OTTAWA - Internet service providers are not responsible for paying royalties on music downloaded by users, Canada's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
But the Canadian Association of Internet Providers, including companies like Bell, Sprint, and AOL, said artists should ask for royalties from sites that offer their works, not companies that provide the access.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/30/canada/isp040630