This is one of the last couple of weekly blog post picks for the 2012 year. Yes we all know the Holidays are going to be kicking it into high gear soon for most but for TekSavvy Customers the Grinch may have stole Christmas or at least put a bit of a damper on it for some.
Is there a good reason though? To Voltage Pictures, studio for The Hurt Locker they think so. The law is the law and they want to know. If a court order is produced forcing TekSavvy to hand over contact info of customers who may have engaged in copyright infringement this would be the biggest of its kind.
If an IP address matches that of a customers they say the customer may be part of this request.. OUCH! I hope for all involved they sort this out for the best.
Although TekSavvy has retained a legal counsel they are saying if a customer is caught up in this they might want to seek legal advice. I can only imagine the legal fees for some of these customers let alone the company.
Will this hurt business for TekSavvy? Who knows? Ah well, glad I was able to haggle a good deal with Rogers as I almost jumped ship although I don’t download music and movies.
What do you think about all of this?
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Anne @ Unique Gifter says
Thanks for the shout out!! It’s greatly appreciated
realpennywise says
Thanks for including me in your post, Mr. CBB! This week’s post is about saving money by buying holiday gift cards for yourself and using them for everyday purchases instead of gifts.
Liquid says
I hope with the advent of services such as netflix and iTunes more people would stop downloading content illegally. There’s a balance between enforcing the law and breaching people’s privacy. I didn’t read the fine print when I signed up with my internet service provider but if the agreement said something like “We will give your personal information such as your home address and exactly what files you’ve been downloading to foreign trade associations outside of Canada” then I guess they can do it legally lol. I wish Rogers would also provide internet services on the west coast here. More competition would be good for consumers. As far as I know, all we have is Telus and Shaw. Thanks for the include 🙂
kimateyesonthedollar says
Thanks so much for including me.
materialdetox says
Hey I just nominated you for the Very Inspring Blog Award! Go check that out!
http://materialdetox.wordpress.com/2012/12/15/very-inspiring-blog-award-2/
Canadianbudgetbinder says
Thank You so much!
Beth @ Aunt B's Kitchen says
Wow! That’s quite a list! It’ll keep me occupied during my free time tomorrow for sure. Thanks for including me. I appreciate it.
Canadianbudgetbinder says
Enjoy Beth!
femmefrugality says
Yikes. I don’t know how I feel about the whole thing. I’m not all about pirating, but at the same time I feel like when they go after individual users they do more harm than good. (Alienate consumers, albeit non-paying, but ones that can spread word of mouth advertising….most of those people probably wouldn’t have spent $30 to see it in theaters anyways. They also bring attention to the company that provided the illegal copies [any advertising is good advertising?]) I don’t know.
Thanks for the mention! Hope you have a good weekend!
Christine Weadick says
Looked it over and there are some blogs that I will read over as I can. I flipped it over to my boys as I have no idea what TecSavvy is so they can look into it and let me know if it is something to worry about…..
Canadianbudgetbinder says
Hey Christine!
There are loads of awesome personal finance bloggers I follow so I hope you can check a couple out. Teksavvy is an internet provider. We are with Rogers. Have a great night! MR.CBB
Mo' Money Mo' Houses (@momoneymohouses) says
Thanks for the mention!
Canadianbudgetbinder says
You’re welcome, have a good one Jessica
John S @ Frugal Rules says
Thanks for the mentions Mr. CBB! I thought my list was long. 🙂 It’s hard to believe that 2012 is soon coming to a close. Have a great weekend Mr. CBB!
Canadianbudgetbinder says
You as well John, have a good one mate.
Glen @ Monster Piggy Bank says
Thanks for including my post Mr.CBB and thanks for taking the time to comment – I appreciated both of your detailed comments on my blog this week 🙂
Canadianbudgetbinder says
You’re welcome mate. Yes it’s always nice to get thought out comments rather than .. bla bla bla.. Cheers! Have a good one mate. Mr.CBB
plantingourpennies says
Thanks for including our post, Mr CBB!
Canadianbudgetbinder says
You’re Welcome Mate! Mr.CBB
Jacob @ iHeartBudgets says
Hey, CBB talked about me. HE TALKED ABOUT ME!!! I feel so special 🙂
Thanks!
Canadianbudgetbinder says
Jacob, mate, you’re hilarious.. stay away from the eggnog and baileys.. ha! Cheers
Club Thrifty (@ClubThrifty) says
Thanks for mentioning us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Canadianbudgetbinder says
Not a problem mates.. enjoy the weekend!
Debt RoundUp (@DebtRoundUp) says
Thanks Mr. CBB for the mention. I really appreciate it and I hope you have a good weekend!
Canadianbudgetbinder says
You as well, enjoy mate! Mr.CBB