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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Is that really what they are going to do? Those are American entities. They can't just give our stuff to some Yank shysters. Can they?
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They'll give the information over to whomever the copyright holder is. From the CBC article linked earlier in this thread:
Canadian internet service providers, meanwhile, would continue to be immune to lawsuits from copyright holders for infringements over their networks. The bill recognizes ISPs as intermediaries and would only require them to pass on violation notices from copyright holders to their customers.
How it works is the RIAA (or whomever) files a lawsuit against John Doe, and then passes your IP onto the ISP. Then once the ISP informs you of your offence, they give your info back to the copyright holder who replaces John Doe with your name.