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on Saturday February 22 2014, @04:07AM
from the not-that-different-from-america dept.
from the not-that-different-from-america dept.
Absinth writes:
"Canadians who illegally download music, movies and other copyright material may no longer be able to hide from potential lawsuits.
In a groundbreaking decision released Thursday by Canada's Federal Court, the Internet service provider TekSavvy Solutions was ordered to release to Voltage Pictures LLC the names and addresses of more than 2,000 Internet users suspected of pirating movies. Voltage is a Hollywood production company that has made films including 'The Hurt Locker,' which won six Oscars, and the upcoming 'American Heist.'"
[Ed. Note] Apparently this is a dupe.
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(Score: 5, Informative) by Nerdfest on Saturday February 22 2014, @11:21AM
It was nice to see TekSavvy stand up for their customers (full disclosure: I'm one of them, and very happy). When the studios came asking for subscriber info, everyone else just handed it over. TekSavvy said show us a court order. From what I understand, even after they had the court order and their lawyers said they should comply, they stood up in court and said that their customers had not had enough time to respond, and the court agreed.
Now, they must hand over the information, but just name and address data, and the court must approve any communications that go to these people so they don't get trolled with wild threat letters. On top of that, the maximum fine is $5000, so it makes abuse of the process much less profitable than it is elsewhere. Overall, not a bad outcome.
If you happen to live in an area covered by TekSavvy, think about switching to them. Beyond their doing the right thing here, they're very good and very well priced, generally quite a lot cheaper than the big guys in the market.
(Score: 5, Informative) by mrclisdue on Saturday February 22 2014, @01:19PM
I, too, am an extremely satisfied TekSavvy customer (I have 2 premises, each with an account), and I'm responsible for at least 6 friends/relatives establishing accounts with them.
Real live phone support and no screwing around with people or accounts. Refreshing change vs Bell/Rogers.
Bear in mind, as well (and may have been discussed in the other story), but having this info provided to it is just the beginning for Voltage in its pursuit of damages. They'll have to *prove* that the person(s) linked by ip addy are actually the ones who infringed copyright, and how do they do that without seizing the contacts' devices?
So, whilst it's being presented as a win for the plaintiff, and a loss for those evil pirates, it's actually a *good* thing, as it becomes fiscally unfeasible for Voltage to seek *damages* from the alleged infringers.
Hurray Canada!
cheers,
(Score: 4, Informative) by CluelessMoron on Saturday February 22 2014, @04:32PM
More props to Teksavvy here. I've been with them for ages and have lost count of how many people I have recommended them to.
I have a static IP with them. I run my own mail and web servers, and unlike most other ISPs they don't have a problem with that as long as it's done properly (i.e. no open relays etc). To be fair I don't know if they still do this for new customers though.
Once I asked them if I could have a reverse DNS entry for my static IP to match my hostname because some SMTP servers would reject email otherwise. They did it within hours of my asking. No charge.
Plus they are staunch supporters of privacy and net neutrality. Truly a class act.