Wednesday, October 21, 2009

We Are the Pirates Who Download Anything

I wonder if these two G&M stories are connected.

Oct 20: Canada has earned a dubious distinction as a world hub for illegitimate file-sharing websites and a leader in Internet piracy. Canada now hosts five of the most popular pirate sites in the world.

Oct 21: If you've ever tried to access popular video-streaming sites Hulu and BBC iPlayer and music-streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora, you've probably been greeted with an apologetic – yet blunt – message telling you that, sorry, the service isn't available in Canada.

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