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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sandman on November 24, 2002, 04:44:06 PM

Title: The file swapping war is over
Post by: Sandman on November 24, 2002, 04:44:06 PM
According to the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2502399.stm?), the war is over. Unfortunately, it's over a little too late for these U.S. Naval Academy students (http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/live/11_23-19/NAV).
Title: Re: The file swapping war is over
Post by: Vulcan on November 24, 2002, 06:57:33 PM
This really sums it up:
"In late September five music companies and three music retailers were fined more than $143million after being found guilty of fixing CD prices too high."

People will try to rip them off as long as they rip us off.
Title: The file swapping war is over
Post by: easymo on November 24, 2002, 08:18:30 PM
M$M, and two old potatos or outraged at the immorality. LMAO.  Thanks for the post.
Title: The file swapping war is over
Post by: texace on November 24, 2002, 09:24:33 PM
I'm wondering that with the rash of lawsuits that someone will try and sue the Internet for containing "copyright material".

Most things on the Internet are or were copyrighted. I can find Shakespear or Mozart, or any other item I wish. I wonder if the Hamlet script I have on my computers is illegal...
Title: The file swapping war is over
Post by: whgates3 on November 25, 2002, 12:35:07 AM
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Originally posted by texace
I'm wondering that with the rash of lawsuits that someone will try and sue the Internet for containing "copyright material".

Most things on the Internet are or were copyrighted. I can find Shakespear or Mozart, or any other item I wish. I wonder if the Hamlet script I have on my computers is illegal...


copyright law seems to be as follows:
-->anything older than the oldest Walt Disney Corporation copyright is fair game.
-->anything younger than 18 is strictly verbotten
-->anything between these two ages may or may not be up for grabs, depending on how valuable it is