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Kopimism, which built its roots in Sweden, is now making its way to Canada. Kopimism believes file-sharing and the art of copying and pasting is so sacred that it should be a religion.

This article found in the Globe and Mail discusses internet content piracy in both Canada and the US. It also discusses the actions being taken to help stop this issue.The consequences in the US are mostly court based whereas in Canada they are technology based and social change based. To find these intellectual property thieves, companies are using anti- piracy firms to track down people who illegally downloading off the internet. These initiatives are part of a larger plan to change the Canadian mindset about downloading illegally, if people understand consequences can occur at random they will be more hesitant to commit online theft.

A law that has been put in place by the Harper Government now allows internet service providers (ISPs) to track our online use and notify individual users when they are doing something illegal.

Canada's new copyright laws can be confusing to the average citizen. This article explains some of the new copyright laws that now exist and how they affect us.

A Canadian man has been caught by the RCMP for burning CD's and DVD's and distributing them to customers worldwide. He is facing one of the largest penalties that an individual has received for copyright infringement.