P2p?

[ripken204]

not too sure where to put this so im guna put it here,
i was wondering what the laws were on p2p, i know a few years ago they were debating it but i have heard nothing about it recently, is it legal or not?

 

[SNGX1275]

Its legal for non copyrighted material.

 

[knuckleball]

they are still suing and shutting down sites. so unless you want a cease and desist letter from your isp, id be careful

 

[ripken204]

k, i guess i wont be able to dload stuff then, those lucky canadians!

 

[dopefisher]

i thought it was legal AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE MATERIAL. but what do i no???

 

[ripken204]

thats only for back ups of game

 

[knuckleball]

from what i get out of the whole thing is, its legal to download(or atleast thats not what they are concentrating on) its the uploading that gets u in trouble. depending on how intent you are to do it, there are programs out there(such as protowall) (not that im condoning p2p) to block anti p2p companies

 

[Nodsu]

There is nothing illegal about p2p. It's just a tool like a VCR or a semi-automatic rifle or a half-brick. What you do with it is up to you and it is only your actions that are criminal.

It is perfectly legal to dowload things off p2p that are legal to download. Feel free to use p2p software to get Linux CD images or shareware or anything else that you have the right to distribute and copy.

 

[SNGX1275]

It is perfectly legal to dowload things off p2p that are legal to download. Feel free to use p2p software to get Linux CD images or shareware or anything else that you have the right to distribute and copy.

Its legal for non copyrighted material.

My reply was the first response to this thread... :suspiciou

 

[Nodsu]

Well, your reply was obviously ignored so I thought I'd reiterate

 

[knuckleball]

I read your post. It was a great one. I just wasnt sure If the thread was referring to copyrighted or non-copyrighted material. Atleast now all the bases are covered.

 

[ripken204]

for copyrighted

 

[knuckleball]

then my response was just. lol