 OmegaDisplaced OhioanPremium
join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY | reply to ninjatutle
Re: . said by ninjatutle:The BT users are likely breaking the law so its a no win situation. bittorrent can be used for legal purposes.
Cars can be used to break the law.
Xerox machines can be used to break the law
You name something legal, it can be used to break the law. Bittorrent shouldn't be singled out because of this. |
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| Illegally downloading movies and tv shows just doesnt happen I guess. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| said by ninjatutle:Illegally downloading movies and tv shows just doesnt happen I guess. Recording TV and then fast fowarding thru commercials doesn't happen I guess.
If it does.... Those evil PIRATE TERRORISTS stealing the show! Send the Goose steppers to smash thru the front door and haul 'em away to Gitmo!
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| FF through commericals aint illegal. I have a 30 sec skip button from my cable tv provider which is also my ISP. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Recording a movie, TV show or PPV item onto your VCR or DVD-RW is also considered illegal. I.e. MLB, NFL, etc. all have the disclaimer that recording the show without express written consent is illegal. Does this mean all VCR owners are breaking the law ?
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Dan8888
join:2007-08-21
Wilmington, DE | reply to en102
en102
Actually it is not, regardless of the disclaimer on some shows, the surpreme court has ruled in the past it was 100 percent legal to record a show for private use. |
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 mrchrisOut and aroundPremium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | reply to Omega
said by Omega:said by ninjatutle:The BT users are likely breaking the law so its a no win situation. bittorrent can be used for legal purposes. Cars can be used to break the law. Xerox machines can be used to break the law You name something legal, it can be used to break the law. Bittorrent shouldn't be singled out because of this. You forgot Linux distros. |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to ninjatutle
said by ninjatutle:FF through commericals aint illegal. .... Yet. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to ninjatutle
You're finally getting it |
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| reply to Omega
I agree - and many P2P services (Napster / Shareaza / Gnutella / WinMX ... ad infinitumthat have already been shut down shouldn't have been attacked either - it's just that our politicians will find a way around the constitution or any law if somebody offers them enough grease...
And anyway - you don't need a P2P to get illegal files. P2P doesn't even scratch the surface of how "illegal" software is distributed.
I think it's time for a cassette tape or VHS protest... since it isn't illegal to record with tapes and VHS, wouldn't it be interesting if a point was made by using those formats to share a recent movie or album? And when the screaming starts, then the point of it's legality can be raised and the question can be staged... If it was okay (legal) in one format - why isn't it okay in another??? |
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