Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: cubefreak123 on October 16, 2003, 02:48:05 AM
Title: Kazaa?
Post by: cubefreak123 on October 16, 2003, 02:48:05 AM
Im sure a post like this has already been created but o well, I was just wondering, is it Illegal to download the music or just to share it?
Title: RE:Kazaa?
Post by: mouse_clicker on October 16, 2003, 03:25:40 AM
I'm fairly certain it's illegal only to share music, but one kind of follows the other.
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Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 16, 2003, 03:41:41 AM
I always thought downloading the music itself was illegal. Sharing it adds ++ to the illegal activity. Meh. I AM CRIMINAL, BOO HOO.
Title: RE:Kazaa?
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 04:06:20 AM
It's illegal to even download the stuff...tsk tsk you naughty bastards
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Post by: Shift Key on October 16, 2003, 04:21:07 AM
Well its both, kinda. I remember (before Kazaa) when they had the 24-hour rule (You must delete this song after 24 hours yada yada yada) on web sites hosting the music. So I believe its not the downloading, but the possesion and hosting of music that is the problem. But that has probably changed.
But either way, its all a big no-no.
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Post by: Termin8Anakin on October 16, 2003, 05:09:02 AM
We're all going to jail
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Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 05:16:48 AM
Haha, serves you all right. You should be buying your music...or not even getting it at all(like me ^_^)
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Post by: S-U-P-E-R on October 16, 2003, 06:44:51 AM
The RIAA are no better than a bunch of extortionist thugs and should be handled with hot vigilante justice.
Er I mean, I buy CDs all the time, but only cheap ones. 15 bucks and up is just insane. I prefer classical, bargain disco packages (LOL), and 2nd-hand CDs because I can usually get them for under 5 bucks a pop.
So, yeah, sharing music on Kazaa is a great way to have the recording industry goons come to your house and break your knees, because they're bigger and they can.
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Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 07:04:21 AM
That's why I don't even bother buying the crap...Not a fan of today's music anyway ^_^
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Post by: kennyb27 on October 16, 2003, 09:20:11 AM
Quote The RIAA are no better than a bunch of extortionist thugs and should be handled with hot vigilante justice.
Boondock Saints anyone?
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Post by: PIAC on October 16, 2003, 10:15:00 AM
Quote Shepards we shall be, for thee my Lord for thee. Power have to send it forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command. So shall we flow a river forth to thy, and teeming of souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti
boondock saints is an awsome movie, i need it on dvd.
Title: RE:Kazaa?
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 10:21:53 AM
Yeah, great movie...But save your money and get Indiana Jones when it comes out next week
*Bill now officially owns General Chat*
edit: now I don't...thanks to nitsu ^_^
Title: RE: Kazaa?
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 16, 2003, 10:22:15 AM
I'm not going to jail. The only songs I have downloaded were the ones Infernal and KnowsNothing posted. The only songs I have on my computer I copied of CD's that I own or my mother or brother owns so I could make copies of some songs. I am allowed to do that because I read that you are allowed to make copies of your CD's as long as you don't share them with other people. I guess taking my mother and brother's CD's and making copies of songs is wrong, but after enough time I usually just take the original CD and claim it for my own. But I don't burn songs for other people who don't live in my house.
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Post by: mouse_clicker on October 16, 2003, 11:33:41 AM
No, I'm still pretty sure downloading music in of itself isn't what's illegal. Is it illegal to accept a pirated game given to you by a friend or to actually copy the game? However, pretty much anything you download Kazaa ends up getting shared anyway, so, like I said, it's hard to have one without the either.
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Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 16, 2003, 12:05:52 PM
Well, if downloading the music isn't the illegal part, then I guess you just don't get a login (when you first get Kazaa, it constantly asks you to get one; just don't!). Without a login, you can't upload things (I THINK that's how it works). By the way, interesting sig there, mouse_clicker.
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Post by: swimguy228 on October 17, 2003, 02:53:17 PM
Does the RIAA track you down if you have a song stuck in your head?
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Post by: KnowsNothing on October 17, 2003, 03:28:13 PM
That's the biggest offense...duh. ;P
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Post by: Grey Ninja on October 17, 2003, 03:37:28 PM
Downloading music is illegal in the US. It's legal in Canada. Reason being that we pay a hefty tax on blank optical media.
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Post by: The Omen on October 18, 2003, 10:01:46 AM
My rant of the day: I couldn't care less about downloading because the prices of CDs are inflated so much. I own over 200 CDs, 100 albums and who knows how many tapes. When i download, i look for-you guessed it-groups i already like. Meaning that more likely than not, i own multiple CDs from said artist. If i want to find some live songs or try a couple off a new CD, so be it. I've paid my hard earned money to support my favorites, at an average of 15$ per CD, so they can kiss me arse if they sue me. That will be my defense.
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Post by: Grey Ninja on October 18, 2003, 10:26:00 AM
The music labels have made FAR more money off of me since the MP3 revolution than they did before. Reason being, like I said, we have a large amount of tax on optical media in Canada, which acts as our shield against the music labels. Since I don't really download a lot of commercial music, but I use a large amount of CDRs, the music companies must love me.
