TekSavvy has been told to hand over the names and addresses of their customers who have illegally downloaded Voltage Pictures' films (such as the Hurt Locker). The article comments about how this will tip the unbalanced pendulum in favour of rightsholders. It also discusses how some customers will choose to pay the settlement fee instead of litigate. It makes me wonder whether people will argue that their privacy has been infringed upon due to the unauthorized identification, and whether this has the potential to flood the legal system with various cases.
Heres's the link to the article:
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/02/21/teksavvy-names-downloading/?__lsa=2734-7ba4
Here is also a link to the decision:
https://cippic.ca/uploads/Voltage_v._Does-2014FC161.pdf
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