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analog andy
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Re: New Canadian Bittorrent lawsuit: Who shared "Recoil&quo

My ISP contract says nothing about forbidding me from using a router past my modem and keeping it unlocked. If someone decides to download files through it so be it, they are trespassing. No different then someone walking onto my lawn or up to my door and shooting my neighbour. They trespassed, they killed him.
IamGimli (banned)
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said by analog andy:

My ISP contract says nothing about forbidding me from using a router past my modem and keeping it unlocked. If someone decides to download files through it so be it, they are trespassing. No different then someone walking onto my lawn or up to my door and shooting my neighbour. They trespassed, they killed him.

Except it's not your lawn, it's the ISP's and you are responsible for everything that happens on the piece you "lease". It's your responsibility to protect it if you don't want to be responsible for other people's actions.

By knowingly refusing to protect it you are doing what is called "willful ignorance" in legal jargon and that has never been a valid legal defence.

You should post a reference for the Terms of Service of your ISP so I can prove you wrong. For example, here's what the Bell Terms of Service say:
»www.bell.ca/styles/commo ··· _EN_.pdf

Section 2 begins with:
"2. Conditional Use of the Service. You are solely responsible for all access to the Service through your Account."

rednekcowboy
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said by IamGimli:

said by analog andy:

My ISP contract says nothing about forbidding me from using a router past my modem and keeping it unlocked. If someone decides to download files through it so be it, they are trespassing. No different then someone walking onto my lawn or up to my door and shooting my neighbour. They trespassed, they killed him.

Except it's not your lawn, it's the ISP's and you are responsible for everything that happens on the piece you "lease". It's your responsibility to protect it if you don't want to be responsible for other people's actions.

By knowingly refusing to protect it you are doing what is called "willful ignorance" in legal jargon and that has never been a valid legal defence.

You should post a reference for the Terms of Service of your ISP so I can prove you wrong. For example, here's what the Bell Terms of Service say:
»www.bell.ca/styles/commo ··· _EN_.pdf

Section 2 begins with:
"2. Conditional Use of the Service. You are solely responsible for all access to the Service through your Account."

Charging you for going over your cap is one thing. Bringing criminal charges where the burden of proof that the actual owner of the account is the one breaking the law is quite another.
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The router is owned by me its connects to the ISP. Its my own device that I own and can leave it open all I want.

If someone comes to my house and plugs in their own POTS phone into the dmark and make threatening phone-calls I"m not responsible for it. Yes I'd have to dealt with explaining myself but hey I didn't do it and you have to prove that I did.
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said by rednekcowboy:

Charging you for going over your cap is one thing. Bringing criminal charges where the burden of proof that the actual owner of the account is the one breaking the law is quite another.

WTF are you talking about? We're talking Copyright Act infractions here, not Criminal Code infractions. There's only one Criminal Code section that mentions copyright infringement, and it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with what's being discussed here.

No wonder you people spew so much nonsense, you have no idea what it is that you're talking about.

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Proof--WTF are you talking about?? There is a burden of proof in both civil and criminal cases. The other side still has to prove that it was you that infringed the copyright of whatever was downloaded. The bar isn't "who is responsible", the bar is who is the person that committed the infraction. The law is still the law, whether it be civil or criminal and while the rules may be a bit more relaxed in civil court, there is still a burden of proof that has to be met in order to win the case and you can't do that by IP address alone. An IP address doesn't give you a picture of the person committing the offence, doesn't give you a name of the person downloading the torrent, doesn't give you anything but an address and an account.

And watch your attitude, if you can't have a civilized discussion then maybe it's time you kept your opinions to yourself.
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said by rednekcowboy:

Proof--WTF are you talking about?? There is a burden of proof in both civil and criminal cases. The other side still has to prove that it was you that infringed the copyright of whatever was downloaded. The bar isn't "who is responsible", the bar is who is the person that committed the infraction. The law is still the law, whether it be civil or criminal and while the rules may be a bit more relaxed in civil court, there is still a burden of proof that has to be met in order to win the case and you can't do that by IP address alone. An IP address doesn't give you a picture of the person committing the offence, doesn't give you a name of the person downloading the torrent, doesn't give you anything but an address and an account.

Except they don't have to prove it was you who committed the offense, only that you are responsible for it, which your ISP's ToS clearly spell out.

And the "rules" aren't "a bit more relaxed in civil court", they are completely different. Criminal responsibility must be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Civil responsibility must be proven based on a balance of probability. That means if they can prove it's more likely to have been your account than any other that was used to commit the infraction, then the judgement goes in their favour.

Just like red light cameras issue tickets to the owner of the vehicle, whether they can prove he was driving or not.
said by rednekcowboy:

And watch your attitude, if you can't have a civilized discussion then maybe it's time you kept your opinions to yourself.

Boo hoo. If you can't make the difference between criminal proceedings and civil proceedings you shouldn't be discussing legal matters.

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said by IamGimli:

Except they don't have to prove it was you who committed the offense, only that you are responsible for it, which your ISP's ToS clearly spell out.

And the "rules" aren't "a bit more relaxed in civil court", they are completely different. Criminal responsibility must be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Civil responsibility must be proven based on a balance of probability. That means if they can prove it's more likely to have been your account than any other that was used to commit the infraction, then the judgement goes in their favour.

Just like red light cameras issue tickets to the owner of the vehicle, whether they can prove he was driving or not.

Both sides have to make the case with a strong burden on the extortionist who will have logs and hash tags etc etc.

Reminds me of the time my bro-in-law got a videotron copyright notice. Time stamps on videotrons "proof" that was passed on to them showed both parents were at work and the kids at school, and it was for some ipod thing and no one in the family had any apple product... Was interesting..

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said by IamGimli:

said by rednekcowboy:

Proof--WTF are you talking about?? There is a burden of proof in both civil and criminal cases. The other side still has to prove that it was you that infringed the copyright of whatever was downloaded. The bar isn't "who is responsible", the bar is who is the person that committed the infraction. The law is still the law, whether it be civil or criminal and while the rules may be a bit more relaxed in civil court, there is still a burden of proof that has to be met in order to win the case and you can't do that by IP address alone. An IP address doesn't give you a picture of the person committing the offence, doesn't give you a name of the person downloading the torrent, doesn't give you anything but an address and an account.

Except they don't have to prove it was you who committed the offense, only that you are responsible for it, which your ISP's ToS clearly spell out.

And the "rules" aren't "a bit more relaxed in civil court", they are completely different. Criminal responsibility must be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Civil responsibility must be proven based on a balance of probability. That means if they can prove it's more likely to have been your account than any other that was used to commit the infraction, then the judgement goes in their favour.

Just like red light cameras issue tickets to the owner of the vehicle, whether they can prove he was driving or not.
said by rednekcowboy:

And watch your attitude, if you can't have a civilized discussion then maybe it's time you kept your opinions to yourself.

Boo hoo. If you can't make the difference between criminal proceedings and civil proceedings you shouldn't be discussing legal matters.

I don't normally lower myself to name calling in this forum, however, seeing as you are such an ignoramus--you sir, are a complete idiot.

1. Your agreement between you and your ISP has no relevance in a lawsuit that they are not party to. If the copyright holder sued the ISP and won, the ISP could then turn around and sue you based on the TOS to recoup whatever damages they lost. However I'm not sure they would even win that. The agreement between you and your ISP is a private contract between you and them and offers no protection to any third parties, IE copyright holders.

The only party that can bring action against you in regards to the contract you signed with your ISP is your ISP. It is an agreement between you and them with no other parties involved. So unless your activities have caused damage to your ISP in some, way shape or form it holds no relevance for anyone else. Even if your actions caused damages to your ISP, I think the most they can do, as per the agreement, is terminate your services and charge you whatever applicable cancellation fees might be included in that.

You really need to learn the basics of contract law.

2. The rules aren't completely different, in civil matters, the rules are the same, but as you said (with the exception of your account--moron, they aren't suing your account, your account would not be a named plantiff--YOU would be a named plantiff) they have to prove it was more likely than you, yourself downloaded the infringed material. How exactly do they do that with an IP? Short answer, they can't.

3. Red light cameras, interesting point. However many cases have been thrown out when the prosecution could not meet the burden when faced with an appointment schedule, etc.

For someone who claims to know the law, you really are extremely clueless. Must be one of those mindless "yes men" that work for the movie companies.

Everything you are trying to argue about has already been debunked in a court of law. You don't have a leg to stand on and you are starting to show what a true buffoon you really are with these constant imbecilic statements that hold no value in the real world and only exist this way in your imagination.

Let me tell you exactly how this would play out in court:

Judge: Did you sir download this movie?
Me: No sir, I did not. I realize that someone at my IP may have but I live with my wife and two daughters all of whom have access to this network
Judge to Plantiff: Can you prove that sir is the one who downloaded your movie/that it was not 1 of the other three people in that household?
Plantiff: No, your honor, we just know that the offender used this IP to commit the infringement
Judge: Seeing as the person you accused is 1 of 4 possibilities, I have no choice but to dismiss your case. 25% likliehood that the defendant committed the offence nowhere near meets a preponderance of the evidence.

If I lived by myself, they might have a case or even if it was just myself and my wife, then they would at least meet the 50% burden, unless of course, I had visitors on the day in question....
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said by rednekcowboy:

I don't normally lower myself to name calling in this forum, however, seeing as you are such an ignoramus--you sir, are a complete idiot.

Yet I'm not the one who can't tell the difference between criminal and civil court.
said by rednekcowboy:

1. Your agreement between you and your ISP has no relevance in a lawsuit that they are not party to. If the copyright holder sued the ISP and won, the ISP could then turn around and sue you based on the TOS to recoup whatever damages they lost. However I'm not sure they would even win that. The agreement between you and your ISP is a private contract between you and them and offers no protection to any third parties, IE copyright holders.

Actually the agreement with your ISP matters very much because the evidence that they gather (i.e. IP addresses) only points to the ISP as the party responsible for the damage. The ISP then offloads that responsibility to you by proving to the complainant, using their records and the terms of their ToS, that you are solely responsible for all access to their service through your account.
said by rednekcowboy:

The only party that can bring action against you in regards to the contract you signed with your ISP is your ISP. It is an agreement between you and them with no other parties involved. So unless your activities have caused damage to your ISP in some, way shape or form it holds no relevance for anyone else. Even if your actions caused damages to your ISP, I think the most they can do, as per the agreement, is terminate your services and charge you whatever applicable cancellation fees might be included in that.

Which again only shows how legally clueless you are. The actions aren't brought against the customer "in regards of the contract", they're brought against breaches of the Copyright Act. The Contract signed can be brought in as proof that you are responsible for the damage done using that service.
said by rednekcowboy:

You really need to learn the basics of contract law.

Why, it's not the contract that's being breached, it's the Copyright Act.
said by rednekcowboy:

2. The rules aren't completely different, in civil matters, the rules are the same, but as you said (with the exception of your account--moron, they aren't suing your account, your account would not be a named plantiff--YOU would be a named plantiff) they have to prove it was more likely than you, yourself downloaded the infringed material. How exactly do they do that with an IP? Short answer, they can't.

Except your account (and your contract with the ISP) is what allows the ISP to single you out as the user of their service that is responsible for the damage. They do NOT have to prove that you committed the offense, only that you are RESPONSIBLE for the damage.
said by rednekcowboy:

3. Red light cameras, interesting point. However many cases have been thrown out when the prosecution could not meet the burden when faced with an appointment schedule, etc.

Please provide reference to even a single case where a red light ticket was thrown out solely because the owner of the vehicle identified said he wasn't the one driving the vehicle.
said by rednekcowboy:

For someone who claims to know the law, you really are extremely clueless. Must be one of those mindless "yes men" that work for the movie companies.

Right back at you buddy.
said by rednekcowboy:

Everything you are trying to argue about has already been debunked in a court of law.

If it has why don't you provide references to those cases and educate us all? Shouldn't be hard after all, right?
said by rednekcowboy:

You don't have a leg to stand on and you are starting to show what a true buffoon you really are with these constant imbecilic statements that hold no value in the real world and only exist this way in your imagination.

Let me tell you exactly how this would play out in court:

Judge: Did you sir download this movie?
Me: No sir, I did not. I realize that someone at my IP may have but I live with my wife and two daughters all of whom have access to this network
Judge to Plantiff: Can you prove that sir is the one who downloaded your movie/that it was not 1 of the other three people in that household?
Plantiff: No, your honor, we just know that the offender used this IP to commit the infringement
Judge: Seeing as the person you accused is 1 of 4 possibilities, I have no choice but to dismiss your case. 25% likliehood that the defendant committed the offence nowhere near meets a preponderance of the evidence.

You clearly haven't spent any time in a courtroom if you think that's how it goes.
said by rednekcowboy:

If I lived by myself, they might have a case or even if it was just myself and my wife, then they would at least meet the 50% burden, unless of course, I had visitors on the day in question....

Doesn't matter if there's a hundred people living with you. The person who has the contract with the ISP is the one responsible for everything that happens with that service.

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said by IamGimli:

said by rednekcowboy:

I don't normally lower myself to name calling in this forum, however, seeing as you are such an ignoramus--you sir, are a complete idiot.

Yet I'm not the one who can't tell the difference between criminal and civil court.
said by rednekcowboy:

1. Your agreement between you and your ISP has no relevance in a lawsuit that they are not party to. If the copyright holder sued the ISP and won, the ISP could then turn around and sue you based on the TOS to recoup whatever damages they lost. However I'm not sure they would even win that. The agreement between you and your ISP is a private contract between you and them and offers no protection to any third parties, IE copyright holders.

Actually the agreement with your ISP matters very much because the evidence that they gather (i.e. IP addresses) only points to the ISP as the party responsible for the damage. The ISP then offloads that responsibility to you by proving to the complainant, using their records and the terms of their ToS, that you are solely responsible for all access to their service through your account.
said by rednekcowboy:

The only party that can bring action against you in regards to the contract you signed with your ISP is your ISP. It is an agreement between you and them with no other parties involved. So unless your activities have caused damage to your ISP in some, way shape or form it holds no relevance for anyone else. Even if your actions caused damages to your ISP, I think the most they can do, as per the agreement, is terminate your services and charge you whatever applicable cancellation fees might be included in that.

Which again only shows how legally clueless you are. The actions aren't brought against the customer "in regards of the contract", they're brought against breaches of the Copyright Act. The Contract signed can be brought in as proof that you are responsible for the damage done using that service.
said by rednekcowboy:

You really need to learn the basics of contract law.

Why, it's not the contract that's being breached, it's the Copyright Act.
said by rednekcowboy:

2. The rules aren't completely different, in civil matters, the rules are the same, but as you said (with the exception of your account--moron, they aren't suing your account, your account would not be a named plantiff--YOU would be a named plantiff) they have to prove it was more likely than you, yourself downloaded the infringed material. How exactly do they do that with an IP? Short answer, they can't.

Except your account (and your contract with the ISP) is what allows the ISP to single you out as the user of their service that is responsible for the damage. They do NOT have to prove that you committed the offense, only that you are RESPONSIBLE for the damage.
said by rednekcowboy:

3. Red light cameras, interesting point. However many cases have been thrown out when the prosecution could not meet the burden when faced with an appointment schedule, etc.

Please provide reference to even a single case where a red light ticket was thrown out solely because the owner of the vehicle identified said he wasn't the one driving the vehicle.
said by rednekcowboy:

For someone who claims to know the law, you really are extremely clueless. Must be one of those mindless "yes men" that work for the movie companies.

Right back at you buddy.
said by rednekcowboy:

Everything you are trying to argue about has already been debunked in a court of law.

If it has why don't you provide references to those cases and educate us all? Shouldn't be hard after all, right?
said by rednekcowboy:

You don't have a leg to stand on and you are starting to show what a true buffoon you really are with these constant imbecilic statements that hold no value in the real world and only exist this way in your imagination.

Let me tell you exactly how this would play out in court:

Judge: Did you sir download this movie?
Me: No sir, I did not. I realize that someone at my IP may have but I live with my wife and two daughters all of whom have access to this network
Judge to Plantiff: Can you prove that sir is the one who downloaded your movie/that it was not 1 of the other three people in that household?
Plantiff: No, your honor, we just know that the offender used this IP to commit the infringement
Judge: Seeing as the person you accused is 1 of 4 possibilities, I have no choice but to dismiss your case. 25% likliehood that the defendant committed the offence nowhere near meets a preponderance of the evidence.

You clearly haven't spent any time in a courtroom if you think that's how it goes.
said by rednekcowboy:

If I lived by myself, they might have a case or even if it was just myself and my wife, then they would at least meet the 50% burden, unless of course, I had visitors on the day in question....

Doesn't matter if there's a hundred people living with you. The person who has the contract with the ISP is the one responsible for everything that happens with that service.

You really are clueless. Ever heard of google? Torrent lawsuit thrown out of court:

»www.pcworld.com/article/ ··· its.html

»torrentfreak.com/judge-a ··· -120503/

Your agreement with your ISP only points towards you being the owner of the account. They can give your name to anyone, but it still doesn't prove anything, just that you own the acccount. The ISP may be able to hold you accountable, but those rights don't automatically pass on to anyone else. They can't relinquish your rights to a third party, only you can do that.

Your account doesn't "single you out" in any way shape or form. It shows that you are an account holder, that is all. It by no means meets any burden of proof in any court of law--civil or criminal. You really are a moron to be trying to say otherwise.

Even if they could, it still has to be proven in a court of law, be it civil or criminal, there is still a burden of proof. You have even admitted as much. Quit being such a troll.

Furthermore, if what you claim to be true is true, then what you are saying is that I can go to McDonald's and download a torrent on their open wifi and then they will be sued? C'mon, use your head!!

Red light camera:

»www.wisegeek.com/how-do- ··· cket.htm

»mynorthwest.com/11/71489 ··· cant-you

While I admit, I only searched for 2 seconds, I could search longer and find more for you if you like.

At any rate, I'm done arguing with a complete imbecile. It's pointless to argue facts when you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
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said by rednekcowboy:

You really are clueless. Ever heard of google? Torrent lawsuit thrown out of court:

»www.pcworld.com/article/ ··· its.html

»torrentfreak.com/judge-a ··· -120503/

So now not only can't you make the difference between criminal and civil court, but you can't even tell the difference between the USA and Canada.
said by rednekcowboy:

Your agreement with your ISP only points towards you being the owner of the account. They can give your name to anyone, but it still doesn't prove anything, just that you own the acccount. The ISP may be able to hold you accountable, but those rights don't automatically pass on to anyone else. They can't relinquish your rights to a third party, only you can do that.

And your ISP will be brought forward as a witness by the complainant and they'll explain how you are responsible with everything that happens with your account, as per their ToS. Since YOU used their services to create the claimed damage then YOU implicated them and therefore made them relevant and their testimony receivable.
said by rednekcowboy:

Your account doesn't "single you out" in any way shape or form. It shows that you are an account holder, that is all. It by no means meets any burden of proof in any court of law--civil or criminal. You really are a moron to be trying to say otherwise.

It makes you RESPONSIBLE. I showed you that in the quote I posted about two pages back. Not that I expect you to understand a complicated word like RESPONSIBLE but still, it does matter in a court of law.
said by rednekcowboy:

Even if they could, it still has to be proven in a court of law, be it civil or criminal, there is still a burden of proof. You have even admitted as much. Quit being such a troll.

Except they only have to prove damages, and that you're more than likely to be responsible for those damages, which wouldn't be hard using that evidence.
said by rednekcowboy:

Red light camera:

»www.wisegeek.com/how-do- ··· cket.htm

»mynorthwest.com/11/71489 ··· cant-you

While I admit, I only searched for 2 seconds, I could search longer and find more for you if you like.

It would be nice if you could find relevant evidence of your claims instead of irrelevant cases out of irrelevant jurisdictions.

I'd like to remind you that this thread is about CANADA.
said by rednekcowboy:

At any rate, I'm done arguing with a complete imbecile. It's pointless to argue facts when you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

I agree, it must be hard for you to find arguments in a field you know so little about.

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said by IamGimli:

said by rednekcowboy:

You really are clueless. Ever heard of google? Torrent lawsuit thrown out of court:

»www.pcworld.com/article/ ··· its.html

»torrentfreak.com/judge-a ··· -120503/

So now not only can't you make the difference between criminal and civil court, but you can't even tell the difference between the USA and Canada.
said by rednekcowboy:

Your agreement with your ISP only points towards you being the owner of the account. They can give your name to anyone, but it still doesn't prove anything, just that you own the acccount. The ISP may be able to hold you accountable, but those rights don't automatically pass on to anyone else. They can't relinquish your rights to a third party, only you can do that.

And your ISP will be brought forward as a witness by the complainant and they'll explain how you are responsible with everything that happens with your account, as per their ToS. Since YOU used their services to create the claimed damage then YOU implicated them and therefore made them relevant and their testimony receivable.
said by rednekcowboy:

Your account doesn't "single you out" in any way shape or form. It shows that you are an account holder, that is all. It by no means meets any burden of proof in any court of law--civil or criminal. You really are a moron to be trying to say otherwise.

It makes you RESPONSIBLE. I showed you that in the quote I posted about two pages back. Not that I expect you to understand a complicated word like RESPONSIBLE but still, it does matter in a court of law.
said by rednekcowboy:

Even if they could, it still has to be proven in a court of law, be it civil or criminal, there is still a burden of proof. You have even admitted as much. Quit being such a troll.

Except they only have to prove damages, and that you're more than likely to be responsible for those damages, which wouldn't be hard using that evidence.
said by rednekcowboy:

Red light camera:

»www.wisegeek.com/how-do- ··· cket.htm

»mynorthwest.com/11/71489 ··· cant-you

While I admit, I only searched for 2 seconds, I could search longer and find more for you if you like.

It would be nice if you could find relevant evidence of your claims instead of irrelevant cases out of irrelevant jurisdictions.

I'd like to remind you that this thread is about CANADA.
said by rednekcowboy:

At any rate, I'm done arguing with a complete imbecile. It's pointless to argue facts when you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

I agree, it must be hard for you to find arguments in a field you know so little about.

OK, one last time. Your ISP can only testify that you are the account holder and while they may be able to hold you accountable to them for any damages they incur, this does not prove that YOU did anything nor does it mean some third party can hold you accountable. It also does not show that YOU infringed or committed anything, it shows your account was used to commit the act. So we come full circle, there is nothing that ties YOU directly to anything, and without that, a case cannot be won against you.

As far as US vs Canada. I can find more if I want to, however I don't have the time to spend doing it. You asked for cases, I provided cases.
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said by IamGimli:

And your ISP will be brought forward as a witness by the complainant and they'll explain how you are responsible with everything that happens with your account, as per their ToS. Since YOU used their services to create the claimed damage then YOU implicated them and therefore made them relevant and their testimony receivable.

It makes you RESPONSIBLE. I showed you that in the quote I posted about two pages back. Not that I expect you to understand a complicated word like RESPONSIBLE but still, it does matter in a court of law.

That only forms the contractual relationship between you and your ISP via their TOS (contract) as they mandated them to their consumers.

The TOS are really just a "wish list" by the ISP on how they believe the world should work and contract is open to interpretation by the courts.

It does not form the basis for any responsibility in a copyright infringement case other than identifying who registered and pays for an account with an ISP that assigned a particular IP at a particular moment in time material to the claim for damages.

Until we get some more case law under our belts the whole concept of responsibility for an IP is fluid currently.
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said by peterboro:

That only forms the contractual relationship between you and your ISP via their TOS (contract) as they mandated them to their consumers.

The TOS are really just a "wish list" by the ISP on how they believe the world should work and contract is open to interpretation by the courts.

It does not form the basis for any responsibility in a copyright infringement case other than identifying who registered and pays for an account with an ISP that assigned a particular IP at a particular moment in time material to the claim for damages.

Until we get some more case law under our belts the whole concept of responsibility for an IP is fluid currently.

You are correct but relevant, related Canadian cases regarding red light cameras proves that an arms-length relationship is enough for Canadian courts to assess the balance of responsibility against the defendant.

If proof of ownership of the car is enough to issue a ticket to it's owner because he's responsible for that car, with no evidence of the owner having committed the offense, proof of ownership of an ISP's service would be enough to prove responsibility for acts committed using that account.

I'm quite certain that a car's owner would still get the ticket if he decided to leave his car unlocked, keys in the ignition, for anybody to use and one of those users ran a red light using the car (as the unsecure router argument goes).

BTW it's much easier to spoof a license plate than it is to spoof a routable IP, yet it's still perfectly acceptable to Canadian courts.

This won't be settled for sure until an actual judgement in a piracy case comes down in Canada but there is no relevant evidence to the contrary.

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Didn't Pierre Poutine prove an IP is not a person?

Perfect example to bring to court with you.

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>Didn't Pierre Poutine prove an IP is not a person?

Pierre Poutine has not been caught, so there has not been a trial to set the precedent.

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>Didn't Pierre Poutine prove an IP is not a person?

Pierre Poutine has not been caught, so there has not been a trial to set the precedent.

Well he has (or he says hasn't). He plead not guilty and it's already going through court.

Elections Canada and all their super-IT specialists, which one would assume are top notch and the best there is, couldn't prove it was him. It's all based on circumstantial evidence (ie. this guy is in court because he used the name Pierre Poutine on a name tag once and they have a picture of it). Not an IP. Not an IP at all. Far from it.

Pierre poutine did indeed prove that.

If the government of Canada and their top notch specialists can't prove it, how is this mickey mouse extortion company going to?
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You are correct but relevant, related Canadian cases regarding red light cameras proves that an arms-length relationship is enough for Canadian courts to assess the balance of responsibility against the defendant.

You wouldn't download a car would you?

Nuts to red-light camera case law. It's not very analogous to copyright infringement over the internet.
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And your ISP will be brought forward as a witness by the complainant and they'll explain how you are responsible with everything that happens with your account, as per their ToS. Since YOU used their services to create the claimed damage then YOU implicated them and therefore made them relevant and their testimony receivable.

said by rednekcowboy:

Your account doesn't "single you out" in any way shape or form. It shows that you are an account holder, that is all. It by no means meets any burden of proof in any court of law--civil or criminal. You really are a moron to be trying to say otherwise.

It makes you RESPONSIBLE. I showed you that in the quote I posted about two pages back. Not that I expect you to understand a complicated word like RESPONSIBLE but still, it does matter in a court of law.

The problem with this argument, is that it's basing legal responsibility on the language of the Terms of Service. If the terms of service didn't assign responsibility to the user, would there be any difference in their legal responsibility?
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said by axus:

The problem with this argument, is that it's basing legal responsibility on the language of the Terms of Service. If the terms of service didn't assign responsibility to the user, would there be any difference in their legal responsibility?

Yes there would, which is why all ISPs include similar language in their terms of service.

In such a civil case, all the complainant can prove is what IP address the traffic came from. That IP address can be assigned to an ISP with very little doubt that the ISP owns the IP range, which is why the complainant's first stop is the ISP. At that point the complainant holds the ISP responsible for the tort that it suffered because that's who legally "owns" the IP.

This is where the terms of service come in. Because you have that contract with the ISP that says that YOU are legally responsible for everything that happens using your account, instead of your ISP. Since your ISP has good logs of which account uses which IP at any given time, they can then turn to the complainant and say "look buddy, my records show that it's Customer Joe-Bob who is responsible for the tort you claim, and here's the contract that Joe-Bob signed that says so".

Again, in a civil case such as this, the judge will look at the evidence presented by all parties (which include both the complainant and the ISP as a named interest in the case) and is very likely to determine that Joe-Bob is responsible for the tort in the balance of probabilities, unless Joe-Bob can prove it wasn't his account that was using that IP when the tort occurred, or can provide evidence of someone else being responsible for the tort, like a contract, logs, etc.
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said by IamGimli:

said by axus:

The problem with this argument, is that it's basing legal responsibility on the language of the Terms of Service. If the terms of service didn't assign responsibility to the user, would there be any difference in their legal responsibility?

Yes there would, which is why all ISPs include similar language in their terms of service.

In such a civil case, all the complainant can prove is what IP address the traffic came from. That IP address can be assigned to an ISP with very little doubt that the ISP owns the IP range, which is why the complainant's first stop is the ISP. At that point the complainant holds the ISP responsible for the tort that it suffered because that's who legally "owns" the IP.

This is where the terms of service come in. Because you have that contract with the ISP that says that YOU are legally responsible for everything that happens using your account, instead of your ISP. Since your ISP has good logs of which account uses which IP at any given time, they can then turn to the complainant and say "look buddy, my records show that it's Customer Joe-Bob who is responsible for the tort you claim, and here's the contract that Joe-Bob signed that says so".

Again, in a civil case such as this, the judge will look at the evidence presented by all parties (which include both the complainant and the ISP as a named interest in the case) and is very likely to determine that Joe-Bob is responsible for the tort in the balance of probabilities, unless Joe-Bob can prove it wasn't his account that was using that IP when the tort occurred, or can provide evidence of someone else being responsible for the tort, like a contract, logs, etc.

But it was the user (or someone on their system) who downloaded the file. The ISP never even had a copy of the file. It seems very hard to prove their guilt of copyright violation, just because a download was routed to one of their IPs.

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said by axus:

The problem with this argument, is that it's basing legal responsibility on the language of the Terms of Service. If the terms of service didn't assign responsibility to the user, would there be any difference in their legal responsibility?

Yes there would, which is why all ISPs include similar language in their terms of service.

In such a civil case, all the complainant can prove is what IP address the traffic came from. That IP address can be assigned to an ISP with very little doubt that the ISP owns the IP range, which is why the complainant's first stop is the ISP. At that point the complainant holds the ISP responsible for the tort that it suffered because that's who legally "owns" the IP.

This is where the terms of service come in. Because you have that contract with the ISP that says that YOU are legally responsible for everything that happens using your account, instead of your ISP. Since your ISP has good logs of which account uses which IP at any given time, they can then turn to the complainant and say "look buddy, my records show that it's Customer Joe-Bob who is responsible for the tort you claim, and here's the contract that Joe-Bob signed that says so".

Again, in a civil case such as this, the judge will look at the evidence presented by all parties (which include both the complainant and the ISP as a named interest in the case) and is very likely to determine that Joe-Bob is responsible for the tort in the balance of probabilities, unless Joe-Bob can prove it wasn't his account that was using that IP when the tort occurred, or can provide evidence of someone else being responsible for the tort, like a contract, logs, etc.

You really are quite daft.

Your agreement with your ISP is not a legally binding agreement with a third party nor does it absolve the ISP of any responsibility with that third party.

The reason I said you need to learn about contract law and civil suits is that no court in the country operates in the fashion now, nor have they ever nor will they ever.

If the copyright holder deems that the ISP is responsible, then they sue them and if they can prove it in a court of law (yes, a civil court is still a court of law, bound by the law and has to follow the rules of the law) that they are responsible and win, then the ISP can sue you to recoup those damages and use the TOS against you. However the ISP cannot use the TOS they have signed with you to claim they are not responsible. The ISP can (and only the ISP can seeing as that is who the contract is between--YOU AND THE ISP) try and hold you responsible to them for any damage you may cause them or their network due to activities on your account. However, even the legal validity of that TOS can be challenged as no one can force you to claim responsibility for something you did not do.

If the copyright holder decides to sue you based on your account information they subpoenaed from your ISP, then they still have to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence that it was actually you that committed the infringing act (preponderance of evidence means more likely than not which is the standard of proof in CIVIL COURT).

This is the way contracts work, it is also the way the courts work. I would ask you for examples of it not working this way, but we both know that you are just simply full of hot air and trying to cause a panic among the general populace of torrent users.

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IamGimli, Redneck is correct.

If what you stated was true, then the family owning that Rogers IP that Pierre Poutine used would have been sued.

The best IT investigators in all of Canada could not prove they were the ones responsible based on the Rogers IP that they owned.

Pierre Poutine showed more than how to perform Election Fraud, you know.

Now think if you are a parent paying for your kids internet access. Your kid might be going to Uni of Chaboogamoo, Alberta, while you (the accounts receivable in the ISP accounting system) live in Val D'dor, Quebec.

The accounts receivable is the info they get (refer to the Hurt locker case). That is, who pays the account, thus who owns the IP.

IP does not equal the person.

In addition, let's say this went to court, which I doubt, and the court demands to know who the kid is. Well that one kid living with 4 other students who also use the net and same IP can't be fingered as the one either. How can they?

You seem to be saying that the parent should be and will be held liable as the guilty one, even though they were in a diff prov and can't even get said ISP or IP in question.

These is just one scenario. There are quite a few others. Pierre Poutine is our Guy Fawkes He should be celebrated.
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said by hm :

IamGimli, Redneck is correct.

If what you stated was true, then the family owning that Rogers IP that Pierre Poutine used would have been sued.

Who has a civil case against "Pierre Poutine"? What would that case be?
said by hm :

The best IT investigators in all of Canada could not prove they were the ones responsible based on the Rogers IP that they owned.

They couldn't prove it beyond reasonable doubt, which is not the standard for CIVIL court.
said by hm :

Now think if you are a parent paying for your kids internet access. Your kid might be going to Uni of Chaboogamoo, Alberta, while you (the accounts receivable in the ISP accounting system) live in Val D'dor, Quebec.

The accounts receivable is the info they get (refer to the Hurt locker case). That is, who pays the account, thus who owns the IP.

IP does not equal the person.

In addition, let's say this went to court, which I doubt, and the court demands to know who the kid is. Well that one kid living with 4 other students who also use the net and same IP can't be fingered as the one either. How can they?

You seem to be saying that the parent should be and will be held liable as the guilty one, even though they were in a diff prov and can't even get said ISP or IP in question.

Not guilty, that's a CRIMINAL COURT term and doesn't apply to this. RESPONSIBLE, that's CIVIL COURT. Think OJ Simpson. Not criminally guilty, but still had to pay the families of his victims damages following a CIVIL court case.
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These is just one scenario. There are quite a few others. Pierre Poutine is our Guy Fawkes He should be celebrated.

Only by those who have no clue what civil court is.

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I have yet to see where he uses the term "not guilty." You need to learn to read, he says "liable" as the guilty party. Liable is most definitely commonly used civil legal terminology. His point is still the same either way. Quit grasping at straws.

You are wrong. Just because you say something does not make it so. That and the correlations you are drawing are absolutely laughable and ludicrous. Please provide some examples of what you so adamantly are trying to pass of as fact! You won't because you can't seeing as it's all fiction dreamt up when your head hits the pillow.
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said by rednekcowboy:

I have yet to see where he uses the term "not guilty."

I didn't say he used "not guilty", I said he used "guilty" incorrectly.
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You seem to be saying that the parent should be and will be held liable as the guilty one, even though they were in a diff prov and can't even get said ISP or IP in question.

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You need to learn to read

Right back at you.

Maybe you were too busy thinking of your next insult instead of an actual argument.

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said by IamGimli:

I didn't say he used "not guilty", I said he used "guilty" incorrectly.

said by IamGimli See ProfileNot guilty, that's a CRIMINAL COURT

You said right there that he use not guilty when you know full well that he was talking liability and just drawing a correlation but because you didn't have a relevant response you decided to be a troll instead.

I've made numerous posts as of late over the last couple of pages that you have not countered one point in. I've asked you for examples and am still waiting on those. You asked for examples, I provided some. You insist I do not know about contract law or the inner-workings of civil court, and I have refuted that time and again.

What we are left with is you sir, that have no clue the way contracts or liability works. You have no clue the way the law works, you have no examples to back up your statements on how a third party can use a contract in a court of law that they were not a party to, you started with the insults and repeated berrating of anyone who dares disagrees with you in this thread. You have been rude and condescending and have yet to make any valid points that haven't been dreamed up in that tiny little world that you hole yourself up in.

World-wide they are taking this stance that an IP is by no means proof of anything. Off the top of my head I can name quite a few countries that have taken this stance. Actually some, such as Switzerland and Portugal have gone even a step further and declared piracy for personal use is not only acceptable but perfectly legal for their citizens.

Don't even get me into the whole argument about how piracy supposedly hurts the pocketbooks of the copyright holders because most likely than not, someone who pirated the material would never, ever buy it in the first place, therefore equating a no difference to the rights holders. You could also take that one step further and once the pirate tries something out, he recommends it to his legit friends, thereby helping the rights holders by generating sales that never would have been there in the first place (there have been studies, one from Harvard, proving this).

Now either say something relevant in regards to copyright infringement instead of traffic court or bugger off cause you sir are just a rude, obnoxious, little troll.
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said by rednekcowboy:

You said right there that he use not guilty when you know full well that he was talking liability and just drawing a correlation but because you didn't have a relevant response you decided to be a troll instead.

Again, you're misinterpreting what I said, even after I explained it. Keep believing your fantasy if you wish but that's YOUR fantasy, not mine.
said by rednekcowboy:

I've made numerous posts as of late over the last couple of pages that you have not countered one point in. I've asked you for examples and am still waiting on those. You asked for examples, I provided some. You insist I do not know about contract law or the inner-workings of civil court, and I have refuted that time and again.

I haven't countered them again because I already countered them. Your examples have no influence on Canadian law and jurisprudence. Just because you keep repeating something wrong doesn't make it right. Besides, I won't stoop down to your level and try to counter insults.
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What we are left with is you sir, that have no clue the way contracts or liability works. You have no clue the way the law works, you have no examples to back up your statements on how a third party can use a contract in a court of law that they were not a party to

Again, that's your misinterpretation of what I said, I never said that a third party would introduce it, only that it would be introduced. You're again taking your fantasy for reality and then arguing with yourself.
said by rednekcowboy:

you started with the insults and repeated berrating of anyone who dares disagrees with you in this thread. You have been rude and condescending and have yet to make any valid points that haven't been dreamed up in that tiny little world that you hole yourself up in.

Whatever.
said by rednekcowboy:

World-wide they are taking this stance that an IP is by no means proof of anything. Off the top of my head I can name quite a few countries that have taken this stance. Actually some, such as Switzerland and Portugal have gone even a step further and declared piracy for personal use is not only acceptable but perfectly legal for their citizens.

One has no relation to the other, how could it be going "even a step further"?

Since I never said IPs were persons I wonder why you would make such an argument. Of course IPs aren't persons, just like license plates aren't persons, but tickets are still issued to car owners whose car go through red lights based on the data available on their license plate.

BTW "personal use" doesn't include broadcasting and sharing, which is what the Canadian court cases are about.
said by rednekcowboy:

Don't even get me into the whole argument about how piracy supposedly hurts the pocketbooks of the copyright holders because most likely than not, someone who pirated the material would never, ever buy it in the first place, therefore equating a no difference to the rights holders. You could also take that one step further and once the pirate tries something out, he recommends it to his legit friends, thereby helping the rights holders by generating sales that never would have been there in the first place (there have been studies, one from Harvard, proving this).

Which is why the Plaintiff still has to prove damages in civil court, unless he decides to ask for the statutory damages the Legislator included in section 38.1 of the Copyright Act.
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Now either say something relevant in regards to copyright infringement instead of traffic court or bugger off cause you sir are just a rude, obnoxious, little troll.

Again, right back at ya.