Download legality

wolfman

Darksun wrote:

The UK has no Fair Use anyway. Ripping your own CDs is illegal in this country, there's no issue of fair use to get tangled in.

Yeah just been reading up. I'm no legal expert, but I believe you're right. The chances of getting in trouble for such a thing are minimal as it's so common. People have been making tapes (for the car), converting cd's to mp3 for their iPod etc... for a long time.

electron_3

Best Beware Me Thinks

sco0ter

Check out the Apple Vs Apple case thats going on just now... Apple computers is being sued by the Beatles record label for using the apple logo when it is downloading music from I-TUNES. This is in breach of a settlement they made a few years ago where Apple computers were not allowed to use the Apple logo for anything to do with music... Apple are now using the defence that music CAN NOT be downloaded its only data. If they win this case then this would put doubt over all music/copyright cases as no music was shared. But if apple win they would have to prove it is immpossble to download music to an ipod its only data and therefore they can use the logo as its not really music.

millwalll

i think if companies did not try rip people of with high prices then no one would fill the need to break copyright laws.

Darksun

millwalll wrote:

i think if companies did not try rip people of with high prices then no one would fill the need to break copyright laws.

I think there are a lot of people who would download music/movies/software illegally whatever. Some people won't be willing to pay whatever the price.

It's a much more effective form of protest to completly boycott the products and seek out alternatives. Although based on your arguments, I might go steal a ferrari because they're so damn expensive.

sco0ter

If the MPAA and the RIAA got thier way then you would not be able to copy any content from TV. Any content that you were allowed to copy would have restrictions so you could not skip adverts. You would also have to buy a license of your music CD's for your MP3 player, car stereo and home sound system.

millwalll

yeah maybe some still would but i think alot people would buy it if stuff was cheaper and i know if dvd were cheaper i would buy more i just dont see the point in high prices surley the cheaper u can sell somethink the more u will sell the more customers you will get to come back again and again so overall you would get more business and a better profit margin

raymond

If they dont want content copied then they will have to invest in technology to prevent it being copied. Mind you someone will break that in a few minutes, but the Sky Movies online content seems to be well enough protected.