On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:46:36 GMT, Dessie
<hotblack_Dessie@highway420.com> wrote:
>I just got DSL.
>I am finally able to download music (or even better, audio books for work)
>Is it true I could get sued?
Yep. A 12-year-old girl got sued for downloading... including "If
You're Happy and You Know It".
>for downloading a couple of songs? For real?
For real... although the music industry is supposedly targeting the
folks who download thousands of songs and such... once person
downloading a couple dozen songs probably doesn't have to worry, but
you never know...
>I set my gnutella up so that I can download, but not upload. Therefore, I'm
>not technically sharing.
Doesn't matter. You download a copyrighted song, you're breaking the
law.
You could just pay .99 per song over at Apple.com if you don't want to
risk being sued.
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