Interesting warning regarding filesharing

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Tom Legrady wrote:

> But DMCA is not a Canadian law, it is a foreign statute.
>
> In France you are not allowed to sell Nazi paraphenalia. Canada ignores
> French law.
>
> In the US,  you are bound by the DMCA. In Canada, neither DMCA nor
> UnAmerican activities are against the law.

     Most countries, including Canada, have agreements to uphold
     foreign copyrights. I don't know whether it is upheld on the same
     basis as domestic copyright, or on the law in the foreign
     country.

     IOW, it is not inconceivable that Canada could enforce the DMCA.

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