CRIA target says he won’t settle in the event of a lawsuit; confident that case is weak

One of the individuals whose identity is being sought by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) says he’s unlikely to try to settle a future copyright infringement suit, and believes the music labels have too shaky a case to successfully prosecute. The 24-year-old Calgary man says the Internet service account information being sought by CRIA is tied to his family’s home computer, and that initial legal advice he has received is that it will be "practically impossible" to prove that any one person made the music files on that computer available through Kazaa.

This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

FREE TRIAL

Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Register for free

* Required

SUBSCRIBE

Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

Continue

* Required

Telemanagement: March 1, 2004 – Volume 1, Issue 213

  • This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

    Already a subscriber? Sign in here

    Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

    Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

    FREE TRIAL

    Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

    Register for free

    * Required

    SUBSCRIBE

    Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

    Continue

    * Required

    CRIA target says he won’t settle in the event of a lawsuit

    One of the individuals whose identity is being sought by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) says he’s unlikely to try to settle a future copyright infringement suit, and believes the music labels have too shaky a case to successfully prosecute. The 24-year-old Calgary man says the Internet service account information being sought by CRIA is tied to his family’s home computer, and that initial legal advice he has received is that it will be “practically impossible” to prove that any one person made the music files on that computer available through Kazaa.

    This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

    Already a subscriber? Sign in here

    Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

    Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

    FREE TRIAL

    Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

    Register for free

    * Required

    SUBSCRIBE

    Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

    Continue

    * Required

    ROW Update

     

    This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers

    Already a subscriber? Sign in here

    Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.

    Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.

    FREE TRIAL

    Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

    Register for free

    * Required

    SUBSCRIBE

    Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.

    Continue

    * Required