Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

They can pry my iPod away from my cold dead hands...

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

I may not have an iPod (I have a Phillips MP3 Player, not as good http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif) But i agree entirely. Its even worse today. I remember Albums in the Uk used to cost £12, nowadays they're almost £20 unless you're fortunante to have a shop nearby with "honest" prices http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/mad.gif

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Good ol' Canada...did you know that downloading music is legal here?? Not just "not illegal, not legal" but actually legal! (At least, I hope my information isn't out of date, or just plain wrong. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

That means, instead of buying a CD for $20 CAN, and getting 2, maybe 3 songs I like, I can just download them for the cost of the CD, the internet, and the burner, and have 20 songs, that I actually like! God, I love the internet.

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

That is not true. It is illegal here as well. You may be getting confused with a recent court decision where ISPs can not be forced to identify Online music sharers.

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

Also, he is probably confusing it with the fact that the major Canadian record labels get a bit of money from a tax levied on all CD recordable media in Canada...

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

Which the local computer shop doesn't charge...

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

actually kwok. The Courts ruled this year that it is not illegal to download files from the internet.

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

No, it's still against the law to download copyrighted materials! As part of the reasoning for not forcing ISPs to disclose information re: Online file sharers, one judge described a p2p network as a photocopier in a library. Although it is surrounded by copyrighted materials - the photocopier (or p2p) is not illegal itself. This does not make it legal to download copyrighted materials - although it certainly makes it hard for anyone to do anything about it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Re: US: Stop Congress from making iPod or VCRs ill
 

Ok. Guess I was wrong after all! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/stupid.gif

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Remmeber, Just because it is Illegal doesn't make it Morally Wrong http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif It's not the Artists who are getting hurt, it's the Music Industry Fat Cats and their obscene profits. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/Injured.gif