Legality question regarding downloaded stuff

[Azure]

Would it be illegal to put freely available software on a CD and pass it on to someone for free?

Say a firmware upgrade to some device. Freely available on the internet, but person x doesn't have internet access, so I would put the upgrade on a CD and send it to them.

Again, it would be free.

[Grunt]

I can't see why this would be a problem.

Also, why are you worried?

[Azure]

Just wondering I guess with the new copyright law and all.

[cKy]

Did that law even pass?

[Hack&Lube]

freely available software is usually always free and can be copied ad infinitum and transferred to any media you want an infinity amount of times. I don't know why freeware would be an issue for the "Canadian DMCA".

Refer to the software liscense or the EULA if it comes with one.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

freely available software is usually always free and can be copied ad infinitum and transferred to any media you want an infinity amount of times. I don't know why freeware would be an issue for the "Canadian DMCA".

Refer to the software liscense or the EULA if it comes with one.

This.

Chances are it is fine though.

[Azure]

Oh okay. I'll look into that. Thanks.

[HeartsOfFire]

The new copyright legislation has been tabled in Parliament and gone through first reading. It is by NO MEANS In Force yet. It hasn't even been debated in Commons.