Posted by jay on March 1, 2003, at 0:54:27
In reply to Re: Illegal Activity ... Only if you sell it, posted by stjames on February 26, 2003, at 11:56:08
> > Dr Bob,
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> > I believe that only if you sell and profit from a copied file is it considered illegal. Otherwise everytime we taped a song on the radio or a television show on television we would be breaking the law. Please correct me if I am wrong.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jumpy
>
>
> You are wrong. Radio stations pay royalties to RIAA http://www.riaa.org http://www.DMCA.org
>Yes, but the is **far** from meaning every song around can't be downloaded. There are many artists who allow and promote the downloading of their music. The information can be found in the MP3 or even WMA file information itself, and/or by visting the artist's website.
Jay
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