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Music industry likes court ruling

TORONTO – While technically, they lost, the Canadian Recording Industry Association says it welcomes Thursday's decision by the Federal Court of Appeal.The appeal was denied, but the ruling clarified the steps necessary to obtain disclosure of the identities of alleged large-scale uploaders from Internet service providers and rejected the findings of the motions court with respect to copyright law. "We welcome the court's confirmation that Canada isn't a piracy haven," says CRIA President Graham Henderson. "This was the key issue on which we appealed, and we're delighted that the court agreed with us." The court decision hinged on evidence it...