Is the RIAA suing you?

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Celeste:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 your pig headedness astounds me!  I spend $50 or more every week on music whether its shows or CDs...I work in a damn record store

so, don't you get promotional pre-release samples? [/b]

yeah...so? not from every band....which is why what i download is very very minimal...i was orignally more arguing the point, not my specific downloading habits, since really I do not feel as though I am doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  oh and that "Translation" thing, is really lame and you should stop it cause it's just tacky.

Translation:  Your devastatingly effective debating tactics are rapidly wearing down my lame excuses. [/b]

hehe

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by mankie:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

 it may be stealing but you placing me or others just like me in the same category as a mugger or a car thief is kind of ludicrous dont you think?
 
 [/b]

I'm not..but you are just like a low-life petty shop lifter. [/b]

I've been called much worse to be honest. Stealing or not, i still feel as though i participate in the music industry much more than most. I sleep well at night.  

[ggw]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 I've been called much worse to be honest. Stealing or not, i still feel as though i participate in the music industry much more than most. I sleep well at night.  

[mankie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

  since really I do not feel as though I am doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect.
 
 [/b]

"So Mr. Kolbe Bryant, you are hereby charged with sexual assault, how do you plead"
 
 "Oh, come on your honor, it was only one girl, that one time, I'm not doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect"

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by mankie:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

  since really I do not feel as though I am doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect.
 
 [/b]

"So Mr. Kolbe Bryant, you are hereby charged with sexual assault, how do you plead"
 
 "Oh, come on your honor, it was only one girl, that one time, I'm not doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect" [/b]

I repeat.
   I did not have sexual relations with those music files.

[mankie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by mankie:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

  since really I do not feel as though I am doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect.
 
 [/b]

"So Mr. Kolbe Bryant, you are hereby charged with sexual assault, how do you plead"
 
 "Oh, come on your honor, it was only one girl, that one time, I'm not doing that much wrong....just a little...and no one is perfect" [/b]

I repeat.
   I did not have sexual relations with those music files. [/b]

Would you like to withdraw that statement before we check your monitor and keyboard for semen residue?

[sonickteam2]

ummm, In Canada we are allowed to steal music.....Cretian said so.

[mankie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  ummm, In Canada we are allowed to steal music.....Cretian said so.

eh!

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by mankie:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  ummm, In Canada we are allowed to steal music.....Cretian said so.

eh! [/b]

i say "eh!"  you say "oi!"

[mankie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

 i say "eh!"  you say "oi!"
 
  [/b]

"eh!" "oi!' "eh!" "oi!" "eh!" and on that farm he had some coos "eh!" "oi!" "eh!" "oi!" "eh!"

[nkotb]

You know, I've wondered the same thing.  About 25% of the music I've downloaded has been stuff I've previously purchased (just to listen to at work, etc), and the rest has been music that isn't readily available (out of print b-sides, singles, etc).  Not that I'm anywhere near the top-tier pirates I'm sure they're looking for, but I wonder what the cut-off is.  
 
 

Originally posted by markie:
   

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 [qb] Let me create a scenario....I hear of a band, and i download a few of thier songs, and then I decide that i like them, and i buy thier CD and/or check out thier show.  Well, now doesnt that seem like its benefitting the music industry?  [/b]

would that actually be a crime though. I mean you own the right to have the songs as Mp3s or whatever on your computer when you buy the CD.
 
 What happens if you buy the CD and then download a song from it, that must be legal? [/b]

[thirsty moore]

From what I remember working there, it's not legal to own the CD and still download the songs.  But you can always check www.riaa.com.

[mankie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

posted by sonickteam2:
 
 For example if they caught you file downloading, but then when they came round your house they found you owned all the CDs for those files, is that illegal?
 
 [/b]

If you want two copies you should've bought two cd's.

[nkotb]

What about things like out-of-print material?  Is there some legal action against downloading those?  Not that I'm worried about it, since I'm not even close to the level of pirating that some former roommates of mine were, but still...
 
 

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  From what I remember working there, it's not legal to own the CD and still download the songs.  But you can always check www.riaa.com.