Canadian border guards to check Ipods for illegal MP3s

[Nephlabobo]

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/s...f-47f6fc96ce5e

OTTAWA - The federal government is secretly negotiating an agreement to revamp international copyright laws which could make the information on Canadian iPods, laptop computers or other personal electronic devices illegal and greatly increase the difficulty of travelling with such devices.

The deal could also impose strict regulations on Internet service providers, forcing those companies to hand over customer information without a court order.

Called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the new plan would see Canada join other countries, including the United States and members of the European Union, to form an international coalition against copyright infringement.

 

[tokitoki50]

Never going to happen. Ever. I go to Canada a lot, and a lot of Canadians come here to Buffalo and the last thing that they're going to do is clog the bridges more by checking every single person's iPod, laptop, etc. It'd be a waste of time and only self serving to big business.

 

[Nephlabobo]

[quote name='tokitoki50'] It'd be a waste of time and only self serving to big business.[/quote]

Which is exactly why I'm afraid it's going to happen.

 

[HotShotX]

And how exactly are they going to determine whether or not an iPod or any other MP3 player has an illegal MP3 on it? Cross-Reference the file to your entire CD collection to check if you actually own the CD?

Good luck with that, we can't even prevent illegal HUMANS from crossing the border and you think your going to catch a file?

~HotShotX

 

[fatherofcaitlyn]

Will the border patrol ask you to present a receipt from the Itunes store?

 

[thrustbucket]

Really though, Canadians, nor their police force, don't have much else to do.

 

[mykevermin]

[quote name='HotShotX']Good luck with that.[/QUOTE]

No joke. Even I can't tell which songs I bought or stole anymore. And I'm the one that did it.

 

[Mike23]

[quote name='thrustbucket']Really though, Canadians, nor their police force, don't have much else to do.

[/QUOTE]

You know, for some people, that might be a good thing.

 

[GuilewasNK]

[quote name='HotShotX']Good luck with that, we can't even prevent illegal HUMANS from crossing the border and you think your going to catch a file?

~HotShotX[/quote]

:lol:

That's the best quote I have read in a long time.

 

[IceBlueShoes]

[quote name='HotShotX']And how exactly are they going to determine whether or not an iPod or any other MP3 player has an illegal MP3 on it? Cross-Reference the file to your entire CD collection to check if you actually own the CD?

Good luck with that, we can't even prevent illegal HUMANS from crossing the border and you think your going to catch a file?

~HotShotX[/quote]
That is funny actually. lol

Anyways looks like it's not just on our border, but both sides and Europe too.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/wo...f-47f6fc96ce5e

http://www.gizmorepublic.com/portabl...-property-5550

Worst of all it's secret negotiations...

 

[Trancendental]

Just another treaty deal between Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia.

To all you whiners - doesn't Ingsoc always have your best interests in mind? Shame on you, the thought police will be by later for your well-deserved brainwashing.

 

[Sarang01]

This is so ed up. I'm worried because I'm an importer and I deserve to be left the alone. If you won't offer me the product here or butcher it I have the RIGHT to import the product non-tampered with and take it with me WHEREVER I go. I'm sick of this ing attitude that just because you bought the rights to said product in this region I owe my sale to you.
Also you think this will get me to buy the shitty American mainstream crap, i.e. sucking a fat, rancid cock or a moldy vagina, no thanks. The RIAA, trying to stuff shit down your throats for the last 5 years or more.

 

[bigdaddy]

How do they know if it's illegal? They all look the same to me.

 

[VipFREAK]

Uh Canada, don't become another US... The idea is to NOT be the US.

 

[Nephlabobo]

This story is getting *alot* more mainstream press than I thought.

Hopefully, this law is not going to pass.

 

[level1online]

OH SHIT!

Time to erase that illegal Menudo album!!!

 

[Azumangaman]

In theory its an OK idea, but in reality its a horrific idea that can't possibly work.
How does one tell if a file is illegal?

 

[Serik]

How is it that the world's democracies are becoming less free? And why is it the government's responsibility to check for copyright violations?

Just restore some sanity to the entire system by limiting all copyrights to 10 years max and then letting works fall into the public domain.

PS: When crossing borders or traveling through airports, make sure to encrypt all of your data with Truecrypt. If you're forced to reveal your password, your data can still be protected in hidden volumes, which are impossible to detect.