Toronto - A new study commissioned by the Canadian government and conducted by the University of London found no direct evidence that file-sharing either increases or decreases CD purchases in the country, Billboard reported.

Washington - The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which represents U.S. software, music, movie and video game firms, has asked the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to add Canada to the U.S. "priority watch list" of countries considered havens for piracy, which includes China, Russia and Venezuela.