Anyone still dowloading music???

[brandboZ28]

I was just wondering since I heard it was illegal and people are starting to get in trouble. There are alot of songs out that I would love to download:D

[Gt]

Downloaders aren't getting in trouble on Kazaa, uploaders are. Plus get kazaalite.com and don't change your user ID. Harder for them to track ya.

[brandboZ28]

I have WinMX and that is good news. I guess I will get to work and making some new CDs:)

[louy99]

im still downloading music

[Tally TransAm]

i is

[brandboZ28]

I be doin it too

[blown85coupe]

Well a downloader got knabbed here in Aurora, Colorado. I've stopped all together, this one hit close to me!

[Gt]

Originally posted by blown85coupe
Well a downloader got knabbed here in Aurora, Colorado. I've stopped all together, this one hit close to me!


Interesting, the releases claimed they were going after people that had stuff shared out. If he didn't disable sharing by default. Then ya, he could of got hit.

Tony

[pendrgn]

he is right tony, they are now targeting downloaders... they are wanting to scare people mostly, but they are going for high volume downloaders to try to curb this trend of getting free music, I stopped downloading a while back... cd still sound better then mp3s, and I can tell teh difference on my home theater system :)...

[slmdLS1]

i cant tell a difference, just DL higher quality mp3's.... and im still downloading.

although my shared folder (even if i allow sharing) only has 2 or 3 files in it available to share

[97MattGT]

fuck 'em. They'll never take my music or pornography away. NEVER I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pendrgn]

Congressional hearings promised
The industry has won approval for more than 1,300 subpoenas compelling Internet providers to identify computer users suspected of illegally sharing music files on the Internet.

Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minnesota, chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs' Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, has promised hearings on the industry's use of copyright subpoenas to track downloaders.

The RIAA has said it expects to file at least several hundred lawsuits seeking financial damages as early as next month. U.S. copyright laws allow for damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song offered illegally on a person's computer, but the RIAA has said it would be open to settlement proposals from defendants.

The campaign comes just weeks after U.S. appeals court rulings requiring Internet providers to readily identify subscribers suspected of illegally sharing music and movie files.


more of article... cnn article (http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/28/downloading.music.ap/index.html)

[97MattGT]

750 to 150,000 PER FUCKING SONG!?!?!?!? holy shit.

[shock6791]

I just shut my hd off 8)