Law360 Canada ( July 21, 2017, 8:17 AM EDT) -- Appeal by the accused from a conviction for making child pornography available. The accused did not dispute that he installed the LimeWire peer-to-peer file sharing program on his computer and used it to download child pornography picture and video files during a three-week period in 2007. At issue was whether the accused knew or was wilfully blind to the fact that the use of LimeWire made child pornography available to others. The accused testified that he did not have a full understanding of the manner in which LimeWire functioned. He denied any knowledge of making child pornography available to others. The Crown took the position the accused's longtime use of LimeWire and the program's user interface contradicted his assertion he was unaware of the file-sharing aspects of the program. An initial trial resulted in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, following which a new trial was ordered. A second trial resulted in a conviction in 2015. The trial judge refused Charter relief on the basis of unreasonable delay. The judge found that there was a reasonable doubt that the accused consciously made child pornography to others, but concluded a conviction was warranted based on the accused's wilful blindness arising from use of LimeWire. The accused appealed....