As reported in the E-Tips Special Report (Vol 2, No 21, March 31, 2004), the Federal Court of Canada dismissed the Canadian Recording Industry Association's (CRIA) motion to compel several Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disclose the names of customers who allegedly traded music on the Internet.In reaching its decision, the Court made three key findings:
- CRIA did not make out a prima facie case of copyright infringement;
- CRIA did not establish that the ISPs are the only practical source for the identity of the peer-to-peer (P2P) pseudonyms; and
- CRIA did not establish that the public interest for disclosure outweighs the privacy interests of the ISP customers.