The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Toronto - Individuals who share personal copies of music files on the internet are safe after a Federal Court rejected a motion on Wednesday that would have allowed the music industry to sue them. Justice Konrad von Finckenstein said the Canadian Recording Industry Association hadn't shown copyright infringement by 29 people who had allowed their music files to be uploaded. Making files available in online, shared directories is within the bounds of Canadian copyright law, von Finckenstein ruled. The music industry wants to shut down internet file sharing of music, blaming it for plummeting sales of compact discs. Toronto - Police in Toronto on Wednesday charged three teens with mischief after a rash of anti-Semitic vandalism in the area. The charges relate to a series of incidents this month in which headstones were knocked down in a Jewish cemetery and anti-Semitic graffiti were painted on a school, a mosque and homes. Ottawa - Poor co-operation among all levels of governments and chronic underfunding of emergency response workers have left Canada unprepared for potential disasters, according to a Senate committee report. The committee says Canada is repeating its history of "muddling through" when it comes to its preparedness for man-made or natural crises.
