Looks like Canada is catching up to the US in regards to copyright infringement. There was a time where we were in sort of a legal limbo outside the reach of groups such as the RIAA and MPAA from legal actions . Guess things are changing….

From the article:

Link: URGENT MESSAGE TO CANADIANS

My fellow Canadians, a matter of the greatest importance has come to our attention. TOMORROW new laws will be passed by the Canadian government which will effectively OUTLAW the use of modchips and flash carts, among other things.

And more: Report Says Canadian DMCA To Include $500 Fine Per Download:

The National Post reports that the Canadian DMCA, which may be introduced tomorrow, will include a “personal use download” fine of $500. The front page story indicates that the fine (presumably a new form of statutory damage award) could be awarded on a per infringement basis, leading the possibility of hundreds of thousands of dollars in liability for file sharing. This provision has been rumoured for some time and may be designed to reduce the maximum possible awards, since the current statutory damages provision provides for damage awards of up to $20,000 per infringement.

This could become quite interesting and I wonder if we’ll start to see similar crackdowns and wild RIAA suits against us Canadians for wild amounts of money.

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