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Copyright law? Canadians too busy downloading to care

TORONTO - The federal government’s new Copyright Act could open millions of Canadians to huge lawsuits, the reality, most Canadians don’t think it will have any impact on Internet downloading.This according to new research from Toronto-based Solutions Research Group (SRG) which found 80% of Canadians believe the copyright rules will have “no or slight impact on Internet users behaviour.” In fact, 68% of those polled weren’t even aware there was a new Copyright Act.SRG research also reveals that:- 55% of Canadians do not see copyright reform to be relevant to them - 36% of Canadians downloaded music last month, but...