am i still able to download music now? I have Kazza but haven't used it for quit awile. I have heard that you have to pay now and all that but is that in affect now? If so-is it all file sharing sites (like lime wire ect)? The last thing I need is to download a song and be slapped with a fine.
As far as I know, Kazaa still works and is free. It is illegal to download copywrighted music without permission. Because of that you are risking prosecution if you do.
Hi winorlose, The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) both scan p2p networks looking for copyright violations (file being shared) and log the ip's of those who are uploading the files they are searching on. Here is the standard letter you might recieve from the MPAA via your Internet Service Provider,
Motion Picture Association Worldwide Anti-Piracy 15503 Ventura Boulevard Encino, CA 91436
PHONE: (818) 728 - 8127 Email: MPAA@copyright.org
Name: abuse@xxxxx E-mail: abuse@xxxxx ISP: xxxxx
Via Fax/Email
RE: Unauthorized Distribution of Copyrighted Motion Pictures Site/URL: gnutella://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ [with IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
Reference #: XXXXXXX
Date of Infringement: 2003-07-25 01:22:52 GMT
Dear XXXXXX:
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) represents the following motion picture production and distribution companies their subsidiaries and/or affiliates:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Paramount Pictures Corporation Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Universal City Studios LLLP Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
We have received information that you are offering Internet and/or Newsgroup access to the above-referenced account holder, who has used your services to distribute and/or post links to copyrighted motion picture(s), including such titles as:
Eight Legged Freaks
The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted motion pictures constitutes copyright infringement under Section 16 of the United Kingdom Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 ("CDPA") which states that it is a primary infringement of copyright to do or to authorize another to do any of the following:
a) to copy the work; b) to issue copies of the work to the public; c) to rent or lend the work to the public; d) to perform, show or play the work in public; e) to broadcast the work or include it in a cable programming service; and/or f) to make an adaptation or do any of the above in relation to an adaptation
It may also constitute a criminal offense under Section 107 of that Act. Further, there may be infringement of laws in other jurisdictions in relation to which the respective owners' rights are reserved.
We request that you immediately do the following:
1) Disable access to this site; 2) Disable access from your own servers to the particular posting(s) identified above. (See also header information attached below.) 3) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.
On behalf of the respective owners of the exclusive rights to the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state, that we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owners, their respective agents, or the law.
Also, we hereby state that the information in this notification is accurate and that we are authorized to act on behalf of the owners of the exclusive rights being infringed as set forth in this notification.
Please contact us at the above listed address or by replying to this email should you have any questions. Kindly include the above noted Reference number in the subject line of all email correspondence.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Your prompt response is requested.
Recording Industry increases pressure on online piracy
The President of the Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group for the largest music lables, said lawyers will pursue downloaders regardless of personal circumstances because it would deter other internet users.The association has issued at least 911 subpoenas so far, according to court records. Saying they expect to file at least several hundred lawsuits within the next eight weeks, and copyright laws allow for damages of $750 to $150,000 for each song.
