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and also, this sampling on ITunes wasnt available during the napster/kazaa craze. so there was no alternative to sampling CDs but to pirate them.

17/20!!!

you must be a great law abiding citizen. i bet you've never broken a speed limit, gotten behind the wheel of your car after one too many, or broken any of the United State's 9038457293087523 laws Lance? :-? Lee isn't saying that at all. Nor is he saying he's 'perfect'. In any way. He's just defendi...

you must be a pretty law abiding citizen. Whether I am or am not is still irrelevant to copyright law. I may be the biggest hypocrite on the planet but that doesn't make downloading legal. The reality is that you've made it clear that you choose to disregard copyright laws because they don't suit y...

i have to wonder if bubba thought downloading music was ok, would people on this forum have different opinions?

no, by saying that i live in a selfish WORLD implies that every aspect of my life is selfish. That's just silly. and about the artist giving songs away for people to consider buying the CDs, hey, thats the way the business goes. people are tired of paying ridiculous fees for CDs. dont you remember ...

you know lee, this discussion was going fine. there were different opinions, yes. but then you jumped in with your harsh sarcasm and unneccessary personal comments and turned this into something it should not be.

thanks

but can't we have a discussion about it without getting personal. Who is getting personal? My position is rooted firmly in copyright law. you got personal by saying i live in a selfish world The position that artists should give their music to you free for your consideration is a selfish position, ...

Key Lime Lee wrote:

UAHparrothead wrote:but can't we have a discussion about it without getting personal.

Who is getting personal? My position is rooted firmly in copyright law.

you got personal by saying i live in a selfish world

Let me bottom line it for you: You can do all the self-justification and rationalizing you want, but the law says it's illegal to take something, including intellectual property, without either paying for it or having the owner's permission. Simple. just like musicians ALWAYS follow the law :roll: ...

UAHparrothead wrote:Well I have seen just about EVERYONE including myself on this board use digital pictures without permission. Just as illegal as downloading music. That was my point.

agreed

Downloading a song without paying for it IS stealing. That's why people are being sued over it. Saying you only took one or two songs and that's okay is like saying it's okay to steal a bicyle from WalMart because you didn't steal a Lexus from a dealer's lot. Theft is theft. did YOU download the li...

Downloading a song without paying for it IS stealing. That's why people are being sued over it. Saying you only took one or two songs and that's okay is like saying it's okay to steal a bicyle from WalMart because you didn't steal a Lexus from a dealer's lot. Theft is theft. did YOU download the li...

Downloading a song without paying for it IS stealing. That's why people are being sued over it. Saying you only took one or two songs and that's okay is like saying it's okay to steal a bicyle from WalMart because you didn't steal a Lexus from a dealer's lot. Theft is theft. OK FINE! i will never d...

and btw, have some respect. no need to judge or label me. i didnt do that to you Respect??? You just told a singer/songwriter that you think it's just A-OK to steal material by downloading it without paying for it. Talk about the need to show some respect..... ok, im not understanding this 12# atta...

read the rest of my post. it justifies why a lot of ppl download music, and how artist profit from downloading It justifies it to you... not to me and not in the eyes of the law. What about all the artists you download and DON'T purchase? Are they just supposed to donate their works to you? It's a ...

im well aware of the minivan for sale on ebay. why would he buy that to begin with? I asked myself the same question :-? Don't you think that maybe Jane drove the minivan? She has young kids and their stuff and their friends and their stuff.... :wink: Makes sense to me. true, but you think with all...

does anyone have any info on what type of cars jimmy drives or has driven. (im well aware of the minivan for sale on ebay. why would he buy that to begin with?)

if i would guess, i would say jimmy is into land rovers

here, ill post it for you "a LOT of ppl (like me) would download songs to decide if we wanted to go to walmart and buy the CD. i have bought a lot of CDs due to this. if i would not have pirated those songs, i wouldnt have went to the store and paid 20 bucks for the CD. a lot of artist should b...

As long as you're not making money off it I don't see a problem. Cool... I'm gonna jack a CD from Walmart for my own use tomorrow... downloading a song is way different. if you steal a CD, you steal all of the packaging, and all 10-20 songs on that CD. Yes of course, because we all know the time it...