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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Aug 6, 2003 4:46:07 GMT -5
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Post by Lynnie on Aug 6, 2003 6:17:43 GMT -5
You got this from that EFF site? I really don't understand what they are trying to do. I wonder how many of these names are of kids 14 and under...
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Post by iratherlikeme on Aug 6, 2003 14:23:21 GMT -5
My name is on there... but it's not me.   ;D |
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Post by Lynnie on Aug 6, 2003 17:52:16 GMT -5
I think I'm just gonna save all my songs n stuff and just erase Kazaa tonight.
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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Aug 6, 2003 18:03:05 GMT -5
i erased kazaa when this whole RIAA thing started,  now i use mIRC, pretty good program  (good for those with high speed internet) |
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Post by iratherlikeme on Aug 7, 2003 2:30:39 GMT -5
I still have Kazaa, but I use WinMX now. RIAA ain't gonna punk me; I want them to come get me.... *regains sanity* The folks on Kazaa were a trip. I still have a "Naturally (live)" download from FEBRUARY that some chick won't let me finish.  |
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Post by Lynnie on Aug 7, 2003 9:36:23 GMT -5
Yup I deleted it last night. At first it wouldn't erase off of my computer. Trying to set me up!!!
Tfan, how does mIRC work? Do you have to share with that one?
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Post by Lynnie on Aug 7, 2003 9:37:39 GMT -5
I still have Kazaa, but I use WinMX now. RIAA ain't gonna punk me; I want them to come get me.... *regains sanity* The folks on Kazaa were a trip. I still have a "Naturally (live)" download from FEBRUARY that some chick won't let me finish. WinMX is so slow!!! I had it but I took it off yesterday. And the slowness of the downloads was another reason I took Kazaa off. For the past three weeks, the speed just slowed down entirely too much. |
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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Aug 7, 2003 13:44:15 GMT -5
Yup I deleted it last night. At first it wouldn't erase off of my computer. Trying to set me up!!! Tfan, how does mIRC work? Do you have to share with that one? when you first start to use mIRC it's a little confusing, but if you'd like, I could show you how to use it. |
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Post by Lynnie on Aug 7, 2003 13:49:42 GMT -5
Could you please? ;D
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Post by Tempzfanat14 on Aug 7, 2003 13:52:27 GMT -5
sure... do you have yahoo or aim/aol?
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Post by iratherlikeme on Aug 8, 2003 1:54:22 GMT -5
Yes, it does have grandmother tendencies, but I just leave the computer on and go do other things. I can leave the computer on and it'll shut the computer down for me when it's finished (my mother doesn't like me leaving the computer on).
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Post by Ebony on Aug 19, 2003 19:42:22 GMT -5
Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Posted: 10:26 AM EDT
CNN NEWS
Will you be sued by the music industry?
Music group won't sue small downloaders
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Recording Industry Association of America says it will not go after small violators when it sues people who illegally share songs on the Internet.
The assurance came in a written response to questions by Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs' Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Coleman plans to hold hearings on the RIAA's campaign, which he has labeled "excessive."
"RIAA is in no way targeting 'de minimis' users," wrote Cary Sherman, the group's president, in a letter the subcommittee released Monday. "RIAA is gathering evidence and preparing lawsuits only against individual computer users who are illegally distributing a substantial amount of copyrighted music."
Sherman added that his group "does not condone any illegal copying and does not want anyone to think that even a little illegal activity is acceptable."
How much is 'substantial'
Sherman did not specify how much illegal distribution constituted "a substantial amount," and an RIAA spokesman declined to quantify the phrase.
Coleman, a Minnesota Republican and former '60s rock roadie, says he fears that legal penalties for downloading songs don't fit the crime. Copyright laws allow for damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song. The RIAA announced plans in June to file several hundred lawsuits against people suspected of illegally sharing songs on the Internet.
The RIAA said that while it has not yet filed lawsuits in its current campaign, "we assure you that we will approach these suits in a fair and equitable manner."
Settling cases
Sherman said that in cases it brought last year against college students who were illegally distributing tens of thousands of songs, the RIAA settled cases for $12,500 to $17,000 each.
In a telephone interview Monday, Coleman said the RIAA has been cooperative but that he remains concerned the industry is "overreaching."
Coleman is a former prosecutor who has used the Web site Napster to download music.
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Post by Cadeho on Aug 26, 2003 15:05:07 GMT -5
If they sue anyone who share music files, then they should be able to sue anyone who borrows music from a friend, who sell or gives used CD's to friends, or people who sell albums at yardsales.
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;D 