Downloading Music Is Illegal

**james_bond_rulez** · 11-23-2003, 03:08 AM

Originally posted by Toon Nut@23 November 2003 - 02:26
Can somebody please explain to me why downloading music is NOT illegal?

Does that mean buying pirate software is not illegal but selling it is?

If it is only uploading and not downloading that is illegal, then we should be thankful for those out there who risk their hide sharing files for us openly without privacy patches.

just shut up and let me enjoy my pirated music

**DasScoot** · 11-23-2003, 03:25 AM

Uploading AND Downloading copywritten material without permission is illegal. The question then is...

....

...who cares?

**Mik3ll** · 11-23-2003, 04:53 AM

Look at this http://www.myhpclub.com/index.cgi?CONTENT_...9&SITE=MYHPCLUB I found the link from my default homepage http://hp.netscape.com/hp.adp and you can download a few songs for free, looks like HP doesnt think its illegal either.

**Arm** · 11-23-2003, 05:28 AM

Does the RIAA pay some asshole to go onto Kazaa forums and talk a bunch of crap to try and scare some people off from pirating mp3s? I've seen a bunch of newbies coming here acting like they are scared of getting sued by the RIAA and their new tactics.

It aint working Sherman.

**Toon Nut** · 11-23-2003, 07:27 AM

I am not a noob trying to scare people.

I am simply asking a question.

Somebody said dowloading is not illegal but uploading is.

All I want to know is why and what does the law state?

Since when is somebody trying to broaden their knowledge or help them feel a little more secure an attempt at scaring people?

**Arm** · 11-23-2003, 07:54 AM

By illegal you mean being prosecuted and sent to jail right? No, pirating mp3s is not illegal. You can get sued by the RIAA though.

Just share your damn files and shut up.

**The Real Santa** · 11-23-2003, 08:07 AM

Originally posted by legal_person@22 November 2003 - 22:46
I don't care how much money artists or the RIAA make, downloading music is illegal. You can't justify breaking the law just because you don't think it's fair that the music industry makes too much money. That's capitalism at work. If you don't like it, move to North Korea and see how much you like communism.

lol also this is a free country blahahaha we can do whatever we want

ok mabe not i don't care im gonna download fuck the riaa

-santa

**Arm** · 11-23-2003, 09:10 AM

Communism kicks ass.

**tracydani** · 11-23-2003, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by Arm@23 November 2003 - 07:28
Does the RIAA pay some asshole to go onto Kazaa forums and talk a bunch of crap to try and scare some people off from pirating mp3s? I've seen a bunch of newbies coming here acting like they are scared of getting sued by the RIAA and their new tactics.

It aint working Sherman.

Ya, didn't you see the 60 minutes bit on piracy? If your gonna pirate, you gotta get that

TD