I Just Got A Idea..

[Gre1]

I just got this idea about the mp3s, if u rename them to a different extension for example a .zip file, so u might have: Nelly-hott in here.zip but if u just try cliking on it, it won't work but if hold shift the open with then use the media player u have then it will play. U might say why not rename them, because that can just take up to much space having the same file on your comp twice. I think this can be a way to fight back against the RIAA because they can't say u are sharing copyrighted "music" because it's not music unless u rename it. What do the rest of u think, my brain was just rambling and I came apon this, so let me know what u think.

[Adster]

yep I agree with this one

the stragne thin gis is mp3 is data right??

is downlaoding data ilegal???

well if it is the internet is illegal

[jetje]

if data is © then it is still illegal... a lot on the net is not illegal because no one © it... like these written sentence from me...

[Gre1]

But there is no such copyrighted file as Nelly-hot in herre.zip because it's no such file. It's not software and it's not a .mp3

[jetje]

Originally posted by Gre1@1 October 2003 - 14:47
But there is no such copyrighted file as Nelly-hot in herre.zip because it's no such file. It's not software and it's not a .mp3
It is not mp3 that's forbidden! you can dl legal mp3's.

it's the content that counts.. So if the content is © it is illegal.. In what form that content may be!

[Gre1]

But it has no content, if u double-clik there is nothing there. (This is basically the argument I would use against the RIAA)

[Adster]

jetje its like saying the letter "a" is illegal becasue its already copyrighted the moment we type a letter or number or write it its copyrighted if its not can i buy the copyright for the alphabit??

[Spider_dude]

i'm sure a certain member told me irc was legal because they are sharing *.rar and *.zip which are pc files rather than music files.

[Adster]

so why can't mp3s be legal its the same thing?

who owns the copyright to mp3s??

thats what where talking about

[Gre1]

Yeah, mp3's are illegal that's why I'm saying if u share the .mp3 under a different extension it's not a song unless it's renamed so noone will know if it is renamed if it's on your comp, but u are sharing the different extension so someone else can do the same thing, but the only problem with renaming is it's the same file as the other one (that's why I say just play that file through your media player by holding shift>open with) because if u download the changed extension then just rename the file to .mp3 and share that then u are in violation of the copyright, but not with a .zip,.jpg,.exe or whatever u rename it too.

[Adster]

techically couldn't we say that mettalica are the one who haev copyright to mp3s becasue they were abel to sue nabster over it?? that means its only ilegal to dwonlaod metalica becaseu they hold the copyright to mp3s

[Gre1]

I don't know about all that but if u were in court with the RIAA:

They would say, yes Gre1 is accused of sharing copyrighted music. Then I could say I had no music on my comp only software programs that I downloaded and they were corrupt so I just never used them, they were just there. Then u have a very good arugument. But that would never happen because if the RIAA was to scan your comp to see if u are sharing the copyrighted songs they would find nothing. ;)

[Adster]

true that makes IRC legal and torrent

[Gre1]

Exactly. That is why I am going to start renaming all the files I have and post hashes for them (New files that is)