> > Don't worry about the other talk, this is very legal.
> > Distribution for a
> > fee
> s because it was
> > technically
> > legal....
>
> Sorry, guys, I'm really not trying to play "Mr Serious Law Guy" or anything,
> but I'm sick of hearing this issue come up and people bending the truth
> about the legality of trading for the sake of a simple (wrong) answer. The
> issue isn't really "Is it illegal?". The real issues are: (a) are BMG or
> Sony or whoever going to prosecute John Anybody for infringing copyright on
> 10 CDs (probably not, but you never know), and (b) Do you morally have a
> problem with infringing copyright? But whether you are morally opposed or
> acquiescent to it, it's still unlawful.
>
> Richard Lang
> Solicitor
>
>
I'll back up his statements, from what I've researched on digital copyright
laws, it is illegal to download/distribute digital copies of the music you buy.
I think a college kid got his computer taken away because he shared mp3s with
his friends over an FTP server, w/o a fee of course.
Paul
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