A federal court in Canada has ruled that people who share copyrighted works on peer-to-peer networks are not liabile for copyright infringement.

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"The Justice Department said Wednesday it has formed an intellectual-property task force to analyze how the department addresses issues like piracy of software, music and movies.

"Led by David Israelite, deputy chief of staff and counselor to the attorney general, the task force will also recommend what the Justice Department should do in the future to combat unauthorized use of copyright material."

Xeni Jardin. Feds Crank Up Heat on P2P. Wired News. March 31, 2004.

Update: Department of Justice. Atorney General Ashcroft Announces Creation of Intellectual Property Task Force. (Press release.) March 31, 2004.