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Whether or not there is a grain of truth in this, I dont know.
I just heard from a friend that KaZaA (The thing that provides free MP3's and stuff) has being outlawed and if you continue to use it that music giants such as Warner Bros and Sony are going to begin prosecuting people.
Apparently this was on BBC news, which I didn't see today, but surely someone out there did.
So is this true or just a hoax to put people off downloading stuff?
I just heard from a friend that KaZaA (The thing that provides free MP3's and stuff) has being outlawed and if you continue to use it that music giants such as Warner Bros and Sony are going to begin prosecuting people.
Apparently this was on BBC news, which I didn't see today, but surely someone out there did.
So is this true or just a hoax to put people off downloading stuff?
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6 miliion people don't use Kazaa.
It's people like me who've downloaded it 4 times.
It's people like me who've downloaded it 4 times.
Sueing 6 million+ people. Hahah! :D
Tourist wrote:
> Jonathan Nash wrote:
> Bah.
>
> If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
>
> Unless the put the spyware in the actual file you downloaded?
I heard this last week, i have been waiting for someone else to post a message on it cause i was half a sleep when i heard it on bbc news 24, so i did not know if i was hearing things or not.
But i have a theory on this, i think it is a hoax by the big music industry bosses to reduce the amount music is being downloaded. and also do u know how much court fees etc would cost to prosecute 6 million people worldwide that use kazaa, more than they would recieve from the people being prosecuted.
Also the reason why i quoted the message above was that putting spyware software is illegal, unless it is done by the police, mi5 etc. That is classed as hacking into computers and the case would be thrown out of court.
The police can not get involved to the full extent of the law, because this is a civil matter.
I think i got that all right!
> Jonathan Nash wrote:
> Bah.
>
> If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
>
> Unless the put the spyware in the actual file you downloaded?
I heard this last week, i have been waiting for someone else to post a message on it cause i was half a sleep when i heard it on bbc news 24, so i did not know if i was hearing things or not.
But i have a theory on this, i think it is a hoax by the big music industry bosses to reduce the amount music is being downloaded. and also do u know how much court fees etc would cost to prosecute 6 million people worldwide that use kazaa, more than they would recieve from the people being prosecuted.
Also the reason why i quoted the message above was that putting spyware software is illegal, unless it is done by the police, mi5 etc. That is classed as hacking into computers and the case would be thrown out of court.
The police can not get involved to the full extent of the law, because this is a civil matter.
I think i got that all right!
Jonathan Nash wrote:
> Bah.
>
> If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
W00T! :D
> Bah.
>
> If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
W00T! :D
Yeah, I think it encites people to be more crafty in how they get illegal music.
But the stupier people are put off, like me.
But the stupier people are put off, like me.
tossaz, each step they take to stop the copying of media makes me want to do it more
Jonathan Nash wrote:
> Bah.
>
> If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
Unless the put the spyware in the actual file you downloaded?
> Bah.
>
> If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
Unless the put the spyware in the actual file you downloaded?
Bah.
If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
If you get KaZaa Lite they can't spy on you anyway.
No i saw the news and it said that the music companies are gonna have people looking for people downloading songs and giving them online 'tickets' so they can fine them later.
I think.
I think.
I reckon the music companies'll be going after the 'super nodes' only.
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