Feds Target P2P Child Porn

15 May, 2004 at 5:52am ET Article published in Tech

Comments

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   15 May 2004 ~ 8:31am profdlp I don't support music piracy, but it would be nice if the resources put toward stopping college students from "sharing" lousy music could be applied to catching the more serious criminals such as these sick-o's.
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   16 May 2004 ~ 12:14am robby

   profdlp wrote:

   I don't support music piracy, but it would be nice if the resources put toward stopping college students from "sharing" lousy music could be applied to catching the more serious criminals such as these sick-o's.

   I agree with you totally agree music piracy, but a question has been bouncing around in my head lately. I downloaded the grey album, which not available in stores and cannot be bought due to the artists own copyright infringement. is this still piracy?
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   16 May 2004 ~ 7:26am Straight_Man

   robby wrote:

   I agree with you totally agree music piracy, but a question has been bouncing around in my head lately. I downloaded the grey album, which not available in stores and cannot be bought due to the artists own copyright infringement. is this still piracy?

   
   Well, if THEY are infringing copyrights, the song\album might be considered illegal in and of itself. I sure would not share or distribute that under those circumstances. Simple answer, unfortunately-- under the DMCA as interpreted strictly, YES it is piracy. If you are outside the US, depends on your country's laws.
   
   But if banned for copyright infringements in artwork itself, then artist themselves are in violation of that law. Derivatively, if you distribute it, you are also in violation.
   
   I think for some things, like this, we need to explain and not condemn outright with too much vigor-- some of these laws get limited in courts. Right now this is illegal. I would say wipe the whole album unless you know what song is in violation, then wipe at least that. If artists offer music themselves for free download, then listening is legal-- so long as what they offer is not in violation of copyright law.
   
   I am answering basicly because the DMCA uses burden of possession of works in violation of copyright as a standard. Not just distribution, possession. That needs to be made clear, for all folks who do not know.
   
   Copyright law is being enforced more and more like drug law-- you have it, you on wrong side of law if it is illegal. Personally, would wipe it. No, I am NOT a Music NARC, but would wipe the thing since this is a public forum.