tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20346470.post2580165225728421681..comments2008-12-12T14:34:38.429-06:00Rob Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05176364089046860887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20346470.post-39779062699850336852008-12-12T14:34:00.000-06:002008-12-12T14:34:00.000-06:00It is definitely NOT illeagal! If it were, the RIAA would not be pursuing people in Civil suits. <BR/><BR/>All they would need to do is provide the evidence to prosecutors and the STATE would pursue it.<BR/><BR/>Don't let anyone fool you, it may be against their rules but - so far - it is not illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20346470.post-40791367191660164582008-12-11T07:30:00.000-06:002008-12-11T07:30:00.000-06:00in the netherlands downloading of music is always legal. But, like enigmax said, the uploading isn't. Over here, it is legal to convert your music to another format, as long as you don't break any copy-protection (no matter how outdated it is). However, for software there are completely different rules than for music, so i don't know when downloading software is considered legal here.hansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20346470.post-67974860518161758822008-12-11T05:48:00.000-06:002008-12-11T05:48:00.000-06:00It gets even worse in the UK (not sure about the US): although it is never chased, it is technically illegal to copy your music to a different format - that is to say, copying a CD to your hard drive is theoretically breaking the law.amosharperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776207059817827795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20346470.post-39276268331201412672008-12-11T03:21:00.000-06:002008-12-11T03:21:00.000-06:00Downloading, although illegal in many countries, is never what gets people into trouble when using BitTorrent. It is the simultaneous 'uploading' that causes the problem. No matter if you own an 'original' of an item you obtain via BitTorrent, uploading is never allowed.enigmaxhttp://www.torrentfreak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20346470.post-61690648038663944532008-12-10T11:11:00.000-06:002008-12-10T11:11:00.000-06:00Way back when tapes first came out, it was legal to copy your songs and make "mix-tapes". They put a tax on the tapes knowing that you were going to do this. After all, its your property, you have the right to do with it as you will.<BR/><BR/>BUT NOW, you dont own anything, you are "leasing" it from the company. So you have no rights to the stuff your money paid for.<BR/><BR/>Next thing, Ford is going to come and take my car away from me because I am not driving it the way they like or I am loaning my car out to someone else.giveenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16571180243608014975noreply@blogger.com