# Downloading music in Canada is now 100% legal

A Canadian court has rejected a motion that would have allowed file sharing netizens to be sued. Looks like it's open season (as if it wasn't already) on file sharing.   
  
The original article on [CBC.ca](http://www.cbc.ca) is [here](http://www.cbc.ca/stories/print/2004/03/31/canada/download_court040331).   
  
The Recording Industry Association of America has sued about 400 individuals in the U.S. for allowing others access to song files. Several people have settled out of court for about $3,000 US each. The Canadian Recording Industry Association tried to sue 29 Canadians earlier this year.

*Originally posted on Wednesday, 2004-03-31 at 18:33:54.*