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5 October, 2011 at 3:30 pm #479486
@irish_lucy wrote:
well if your girlfriend really is only 14/15 i can see why YOU dont want your pc being looked at.
I do agree with not signing the ACTA but this was and still is my point to this thread.
See the IF now i even put it on bold for you.5 October, 2011 at 3:21 pm #479483@tom wrote:
@irish_lucy wrote:
I said IF. Im only going by what the idiot said in f1 – to which he had proof!!!
No he didn’t. He had a copy/paste from a rumour site run by an anti-BNP group, which to be fair back then I was a fair and legit target, and if you visit the source of that ‘story’, Lancaster Unity, you would see a more recent article providing evidence of her telling everyone, including myself, that she was 20.
So get your facts right before spouting sh*te and sticking up for your little boyfriend Prime.
and its NOT just the anti-bnp site where it says your nasty, vile and full of crap
5 October, 2011 at 3:20 pm #479481too busy to reply propely just yet, typed your name into google – christ does everyone hate you?
5 October, 2011 at 3:08 pm #477472your not a racist your a muppet – that other post was to prime where HE said he was a racist.
Christ man learn to read5 October, 2011 at 3:06 pm #479477In the past decade, much controversy has arisen from the newfound portability of music. Digital music files and encoding as well as peer-to-peer file sharing have revolutionized the way that music can be distributed, much to the chagrin to the music industry. The free flow of music between users is directly at odds with copyright law, as it should be. Media, although intangible, does have value. And just like radio stations must pay performance royalties and movie theaters must pay licensing fees, everyday users cannot distribute music without authorization and permission from those who own the rights to it.
But where is the line drawn?
Headlines from the past few years have covered the arrest and prosecution of various file sharing kingpins and music piracy offenders, landing them in jail or slapping them with huge fines. With this in mind, a certain amount of paranoia is understandable. For instance, is it illegal to copy a CD to your computer (ripping) and then sync the songs to your iPod? Is it illegal to burn a mix CD for a friend? Is it illegal to burn a backup copy of a CD for yourself?
The law is not incredibly clear on these issues, but in general, you don’t have to worry about going to jail for copying music for your own personal use. Record companies don’t have the time, resources nor motivation to persecute individuals who copy music for their own use and have expressed as much publically. However, a Supreme Court decision in MGM vs. Grokster held that “the fact that permission to make a copy in particular circumstances is often or even routinely granted” does not “necessarily establish that the copying is a fair use when the copyright owner withholds that authorization.” In other words, what allows you to copy CDs to your computer or iPod is permission from the record label, which can rescinded at any moment.
The likelihood of this happening, however, is slim. But what will get you in trouble is illegally distributing music that you’ve ripped. This includes sharing your music over peer-to-peer networks, uploading music and making it available for download or burning CDs and giving them away without permission. (Yes, this includes mix CDs and mix tapes—though no one has ever been prosecuted for distributing a mix tape.)
Bottom-line: You probably won’t go to jail for ripping CDs, copying them to your iPod or sharing them with a few close friends. But that doesn’t mean it’s not illegal, nor is it protected as Fair Use. The real reason why you won’t likely get charged is because it’s very difficult to detect and not particularly worthwhile for record companies to pursue on a granular level. What will likely catch the eye and ire of copyright enforcement officials is distributing music. Your chances of being caught for illegally sharing music over the Internet is even greater, since many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) monitor for such activity, since their failure to quell music piracy may implicate them as well.
So, rest easy. You can safely rip your music for your own personal use. But avoid sharing it over the Internet.
YES I CAN :) Its legal to burn for personal use in IRELAND but cant sell on
5 October, 2011 at 2:58 pm #479474Yes i have ripped cd’s, for personal use only and that is legal.
Prime my bf LMAO awww is someone getting angry?? :lol:5 October, 2011 at 2:43 pm #479471I said IF. Im only going by what the idiot said in f1 – to which he had proof!!!
5 October, 2011 at 2:27 pm #479468well if your girlfriend really is only 14/15 i can see why YOU dont want your pc being looked at.
5 October, 2011 at 2:23 pm #477470:shock: you think being a racist is ok just cause your open about it.
your just as bad as each other.
5 October, 2011 at 2:06 pm #329601your ma :P
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