What about the "FBI Warning" they show on movie DVDs and videos? I remeber the gist of it was that you could copy it and play it as much as you wanted for private use.

Do I have this right?

Does it allow p2p filesharing of movies ripped from DVDs/videocasettes?

Dear Tha Anonymous 1,

The whole problem with your argument has been covered before but let me recap. When you buy a CD it is true that you physically own the CD. However, the contents of that CD are protected by copyright. Just about all music and movies place restrictions on redistribution -- that is, your ability to give away or to sell unauthorized copies. There is no distinction as to whether you do it for fun or for profit.

Typically it says "Unauthorized reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited" and NOT "Unauthorized reproduction or distribution is strictly prohibited unless you are giving it away for free then it's okay."

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Dear FBI,

No you cannot share ripped copies of your DVDs and music disks that would be unauthorized reproduction.

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Lee Evans, President
LeeWare Development
http://www.leeware.com

What if over the years...myself being >50y/o..I had purchased every song I now have as mp3/wma but due to a variety of circumstances no longer had physical possession of the original vynal, tape, or cd (e.g. the vynal got scratched so bad it was unplayable, it got burnt up in a housefire, destroyed in a flood, broken when someone sat on it at a party, etc or the 8track that died the same fate as my cassettes: cassette tape that was eaten by my player, melted in the sun, was contaminated by sand at the beach, etc. or the cd got warped on my dashboard, became useless due to age deterioration, etc.)

or GOD FORBID SOME AS*hOLE STOLE MY MUSIC FROM ME!!!!

DO I STILL HAVE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC I PAID TO USE & IF SO DOES THAT MEAN I CAN DUPLICATE MY MUSIC LIBRARY WHICH I PAID FOR >40 YS BY REPLACING THE LOST MUSIC VIA P2P?

THE ISSUES BECOME COMPLICATED, DON'T THEY?

Hi there guysim a newbie.
I know i should read all this thread before asking,but i was after a pretty quick answer please?
I can just download Limewire and download music,and that is Legal for me to use is it? as many songs as i like?
Thankx very much.

So, will someone just set it straight for me?

If at this very moment, I go and download LimeWire, and I start downloading songs, will I get busted for it?Am I breaking some law?Or am I not?

I just want a simple answer, yes or no, not a maybe, not a kind of, and not a yes and no at the same time.

I agree, I'm tired of reading answers that sounds like maybe, don't know, kinda, well it goes like this and a bunch of details. A simple yes or no will do.

Hi there.
So in other words then every song you download off limewire,is ilegal,because all songs are copywright.
Why im asking this,is because not long here were i am,on the news there was a young person that did this and didnt know anything like us,then his mum got a letter and a really really hefty fine.

..copyright only lasts a certain time, 50yrs tops i think but it's country specific, some music is out of copyright therefore, but only the music, not the version..ie a 1920's jazz number played by the now long deceased is fine, the same played by modern jazz musician isn't, as broadcasting rights kick in..

I saw one of those on the internet, and I don't want to end up like him. ESPECIALLY at this time of year.