Just a quick one....

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Just wondering if anyone can send me that new number 1 i dont know the name of it, something like 'Mad World'. Go on you know you want to with it being the season of goodwill and all that.

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Would this be attempted copyright theft of a Sanctuary Records product?

I shall protect my employers' intellectual property to the bitter end sir!

The Copyright Police.

Razz

andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Erm well i own the single so surely im entilted to own a copy of my property in .mp3 format?

Razz

chunkielad · Nearly there... Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Karma :

'Rip' your copy then Wink

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andrew · Mister Road Rage Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Doh! I would but im at work. Razz

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

I thought it was also an offence to be offering them for download? So if he downloaded something and it turned out not to be the film then he is OK. If he downloaded it and it was the film, then that's thier own stupid fault for offering it to him for free Smile

I wonder quite what they are expecting him to reply with? "Yes I did, but it was a poor quality rip, and the sound wasn't quite in sync. If you have a look on vcdq as well, then many other people feel the same way. Sort it out Paramount" Smile

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Yeah I though that too Ste, but at the same time, they own the copyright so they can offer it for download.

It wasn't one of their current catalogue AFAIK.

The way I thought about it was they could host it on a peer to peer network 'cos they own the copyright but if you download it then you are breaking the law...

I suppose he could write back saying that he laready owns the DVD and he was downloading it as a backup copy... not sure if it will wash though.
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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

US courts have recently (last couple of days) ruled that the methods the US labels are using to prosecute people aren't legal, and Kazaa just won their court case too. Very Happy

The major labels do partake in some interesting tactics to stop downloading tho - not doing anything against people on a legal basis, just lots of spoofing and seeding the networks with funny files that clog up the p2p networks.