Quebec court orders popular downloading website to shut down
14.07.2008 18:00
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- Source: cbc.ca
Quebec Superior Court has ordered the permanent shutdown of a popular peer-to-peer downloading website where members exchanged music, TV episodes and films. The permanent injunction against QuebecTorrent and its administrators, granted Wednesday, is the first of its kind in the province, and marks a victory for the music and movie industries who say they are suffering profit losses because of illegal downloading. The court order covers the entire province. The Association qubcoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vido (ADISQ), a provincial music, video and concert organization, originally spurred the courts to act against QuebecTorrent last year. The injunction will send a strong and clear message to other administrators who run illegal downloading sites, said director-general Slange Drouin.
'If you make something, is it OK for somebody else to come and take it? Can you walk into a music store and take the CDs off the shelf without paying?’ --Marc Swanson Add your comment "We hope this judgment will have a dissuasive effect, because nothing prevents us now to target other sites that engage in the same kind of illegal transactions," she said. ADISQ also sought $200,000 in damages from QuebecTorrent and its administrator, Sbastien Brulotte. But ADISQ won't pursue the website for damages, after QuebecTorrent said it wouldn't fight the permanent injunction, Drouin said. Canadian copyright laws forbid the reproduction or transmission by internet of any protected work without the consent of the rights holder or author. But peer-to-peer sites are ubiquitous on the internet. QuebecTorrent specialized in Quebec content and claimed to have tens of thousands of members who were asked to donate to the site. With files from the Canadian Press Consumer HeadlinesThis Bud's bound for EUBrewer InBev SA said Monday it will buy U.S. rival Anheuser-Busch for $52 billion US to create the world's largest brewer.Italy's food detectives sniff out the fraud trailAcross Europe, dozens of food products enjoy EU trademark protection, but in Italy producers have proved particularly zealous about hunting down counterfeiters.Chili pepper producers feel heat over perceived salmonella threatNew Mexico's jalapeno crop is not part of the latest warning regarding the link between salmonella and raw jalapeno and serrano peppers, but some in the industry worry negative publicity could hurt an already struggling industry.More iPhones available this weekApple says it had a "stunning" launch for its new-and-improved iPhone this weekend, with new stocks hitting Canadian stores on Tuesday.U.S. regulator toughens subprime mortgage rules The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has approved a rule that prohibits unfair, abusive or deceptive home mortgage lending practices for subprime loans, the agency said Monday. Consumer Life FeaturesFORUMSmartphonesShare your thoughts on iPhone 3G, competitorsTIMELINEJob cuts 2008TRAVELBeer breakInternational breweries vie for touristsBLOGFood BytesDictionary's appetizing new additionsBLOGComm-OdditiesSouth Pacific island mulls nationwide ban on tobaccoPeople who read this also read …
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