Stop threats to Canada's online pirates, rights holders told

TORONTO (Reuters) - Media companies must back off from threatening Canadians who illegally download movies, music and books with penalties that do not exist in Canadian law, the government said on Friday. "These notices are misleading and companies cannot use them to demand money from Canadians," said Jake Enright, a spokesman for Industry Minister James Moore. Officials will be contacting Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and rights holders within days to put an end to the practice, he said. ...



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