Liability and Lawyer-Grams > Bitch all you want....it is still piracy.

reply to footballdude

Re: Bitch all you want....it is still piracy.

said by footballdude:

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said by Nightfall:

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Music is a grey area, but my common sense tells me that if you don't own the CD then you shouldn't have the MP3. If you do have the mp3, it is illegal.

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What I don't understand is how having an MP3 is any different than taping a radio broadcast. When I was younger there was a radio show on every Sunday night called the Kingbiscuit Flour Hour. Any time somebody I liked was on, I taped it and therefore got all of their best songs without having to spend any money. Isn't the internet one big broadcast?

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And if the RIAA has their way, the next revision of the DMCA will ensure that unless your MP3 is properly licensed (with the proper fees paid to the appropriate RIAA members), owning a copy of the CD will be meaningless with regard to the legality of a MP3 if it contains copyrighted material.