OT?: Legal question about p2p

[Erik Bixby]

"Don't trade files you don't have permission to copy."

Who said anything about trading files I don't have permission to copy?

I strongly resent the insinuation that I trade illegal files.  I am
just someone who is sick to death of reading the stories about the
RIAA suing little, old ladies.

At any rate, does anybody have a useful answer to my question?
-Erik

On 5/31/05, Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
> Erik Bixby said:
> > Does anyone here have any idea what degree of certainty organizations
> > such as the RIAA must have in order to subpoena people?  I had an idea
> > for a scheme of exchanging files where the peers protect each other fro=
m
> > knowing for certain whether or not a particular machine actually holds
> > any particular file.  (http://www.crabboy.com/secure.txt)
> > However, if it is the case that even if there is only a one percent
> > chance the RIAA can still subpoena people, the scheme would only serve
> > to run up their legal costs.  Not a altogether bad thing.  But, I was
> > hoping that there was some sort of legal threshold they had to meet...
> >
> > Thank you, in advance, for your time.
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> I don't have an answer to your question, specifically.  However, I do hav=
e
> an answer.
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> Don't trade files you don't have permission to copy.  Period.  Every
> person that does so helps to give useful technology (p2p and others) a ba=
d
> name.  Every person that does so provides fuel for closing down the legal
> exchange of ideas instead of opening up.  Every time you do it, one time
> or many times, you are taking a legal risk.
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> IMO it's not worth it for your wallet or for the cause of a more
> free-as-in-freedom society.  Go support artists and other creators that
> allow you freedom.  (http://magnatune.com, among others)  That is the bes=
t
> way to hurt the **AAs of the world.
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> Alan
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