STORM2K

Well, I don't know, destroying one's private *stuff* I would think is illegal as all get out. Now, I fully understand the artists complaints about not getting the full and just due royalities BUT........I feel this is going over the deep end!

Dennis

What? This is nuts. I will never illegally download music! Especially after hearing this! GEEZ!

You have got to be kidding me...............Its not like these artist havent already made enough money.....................Greed really $uck$!..................And besides that most of the older stuff has already been abught............The thing is maybe they could curb the newer stuff atleast keep it off these file sharing sites for a year or two somehow..................Either way thats a little rediculas to destroy someones computer over and i surely would find a way to sue them if it happend to me..........................Where di you get that article at weatherwunder? And or do you have the rest of the article?

That's stupid. They don't destroy people's computers with illegal stuff....

Here is the link to the article.


http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/06/18/download.music.ap/index.html

Downloading music illegally should still have its consequences... being illegal, after all.

It certainly makes me nervous. Destroying someone's private property seems a little extreme.

If it's so illegal, take the guy to court; but this type of extremist "vigilante justice" just doesn't seem right to me -- and I've never downloaded a song from the internet in my life.

Makes me wonder what's coming next? A warrant for my arrest because the tag fell off my old mattress?

Let's just say that I don't like that idea. You can draw your own conclusions.

Ahoy! Ye scurvy dogs!

I don't listen to music too often, although I generally like all kinds, except heavy metal.

Well, hubby is in the music biz so this is a major pet peeve of his. He wants the proceeds to go to the musicians......that said, this sounds drastic to me. Even he would agree. We download music too but it's all approved of by the band(s), via Apple Computer. Just a $1 here, a $1 there on our monthly Visa bill. He and the kids burn CDs for the car. What an assortment of music those CDs are, LOL!!! But all legally paid for.

Administering punishment (destroying personal property) without a trial goes against everything this country stands for! I'm glad the article points that out. If this were to be implemented I'm sure the US Supreme Court would strike it down.

Folks, don't count on this happening. It's a lot of posturing by politicians and basically scare tactics. This entire issue of allegedly illegal music being download is a bunch of garbage.

File swapping is just like me giving you a copy of a cassette tape. These artists cannot expect to collect a two-cent royalty everytime that happens. Radio stations already have to pay a hefty royalty fee to BMI, ASCAP and RIAA to play music. That's among the reasons why radio stations stopped streaming their audio on the internet--fees going thru the roof. Artists receive royalties based on sales, they get a contract from the record label that has a lot of dollars in it, they receive monies from concerts and videos. Give me a break. Some of these people are just like overpriced and whiny athletes.

A government that would willingly destroy a citizen's personal computer for such a small alleged infraction is a government that is inviting a revolution by its citizens.

I'm feeling old and rebelious - hell, I'm going over to
download something, right now!

Not going to happen as Hatch describes it.

Not to stir the pot southernmostweather... but if that is true about the file swapping then why did they shut down Napster after loudmouth Lars of Metallica threw such a hissie fit? If it was legal then Napster would still be up and running.

Did I mention that I downloaded almost 600 songs from Napster before Lars got greedy? lol. Guess that makes me a criminal.

Well i guess they had better start building new jails now because anytime i go to kazaa there is usually about 3 or 4 million people on and i very much doubt they are there just checking out the site! I agree with Marshall if they did pass something like this it would surely stir the pot so to say.....................More and more i do think our government is over stepping the lines here and in certain other issues as well.................And thats all i will say to that...............Who knows maybe we are getting a little to big for our britches????????????

By the way its people like that who surely does not need to be re elected again! I surely hope this articale has or will make its way into that guys state.....................And everyone please try to remember who you are electing the next time you go vote!..................

Lindaloo wrote:Not to stir the pot southernmostweather... but if that is true about the file swapping then why did they shut down Napster after loudmouth Lars of Metallica threw such a hissie fit? If it was legal then Napster would still be up and running.

Did I mention that I downloaded almost 600 songs from Napster before Lars got greedy? lol. Guess that makes me a criminal.

Because the RIAA had better lawyers than Napster. I got a ton of songs from Napster as well.

Fact of the matter is this: File sharing is the same thing as any of us exchanging a cassette tape with each other that we recorded. Where the government believes it has authority in this is that the file sharing is happening over regulated phone lines. In my opinion, that's a flimsy argument and I think the government would better serve itself to look for real criminals instead of wasting resources on this.