Last year, I made the argument that the RIAA's thuggish lawsuits against grannies and 12 year old girls might create such a backlash that the legal system might nulify their copyrights. While that hasn't happened in this country, it just did happen in Canada.

A Canadian federal judge essentially ruled yesterday that song-swapping in the Great White North is legal. The decision throws a curve ball at the music business, which has been ramping up its international efforts this week to thwart online music piracy.